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Deans, a 26-year-old member of the national ski cross team who grew up skiing at the Kelowna area resort, joins two other Big-White sponsored athletes, ski cross racer Kelsey Serwa and snowboarder Tess Critchlow, in their bid for success in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Deans originally started ski racing in Grade 5 while living at Big White and attending the Big White Community School. He raced with the Big White Ski Racers until he graduated high school.
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From there, Deans earned a spot in the World Cup and was chosen for the Canada Alpine ski team.
He乌鸦传媒檚 earned multiple Nor-Am and Europe Cup podium results over the last two seasons and claimed eight top-30 World Cup finishes during the 2015-16 season. Deans乌鸦传媒� next goal is, of course, to qualify for the Olympics.
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Deans, who has a degree in kinesiology and plans to pursue his professional career in Physical Therapy in the future, is excited to continue his journey towards competing in ski cross at next year乌鸦传媒檚 Olympic Games.
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