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Alexandre Bilodeau Wins Gold, Breaks Canadian Olympic Curse

By , About.com GuideFebruary 14, 2010

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alexandre bilodeau gold olympics 2010 vancouver canada winter mogul freestyle skiing skier medal canadian curseAlexandre Bilodeau on Cypress Mountain during qualifying at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.
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Alexandre Bilodeau of Rosemère, Quebec just broke the Canadian Olympics home soil curse tonight, winning gold in the Men's Moguls Final at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Four years earlier, Bilodeau placed 11th at the Turin Olympic Games.

Bilodeau's Olympic teammates from Quebec also made their mark on the moguls event. Vincent Marquis of Quebec City, who placed 13th in qualifying, ended 4th, Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau of Drummondville placed 5th and St. Hippolyte's Maxime Gingras ranked 11th. Full results here.

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