Alex Boisvert-Lacroix

Alex Boisvert-Lacroix (born 8 April 1987) is a Canadian speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.

Alex Boisvert-Lacroix

Personal information
Born	(1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37) Sherbrooke, Quebec
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record World Championships 2016 Kolomna 500 m Four Continents Championships 2020 Milwaukee 500 m

Career

Boisvert-Lacroix started his speed skating career as a short tracker and competed in his first World Cup in 2007.^[1] He switched from short track to long track speed skating in 2010. He won a bronze medal at the ISU World Cup in Calgary in November 2015 when he finished third in the 500m event. In December he won a silver medal when he finished second in the World Cup 500m event in Inzell.^[2][3] Boisvert-Lacroix is coached by Gregor Jelonek.

2018 Olympics

After finishing in the top 5 in the 500 m event at the 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Boisvert-Lacroix pre-qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.^[4]

Personal records

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	34.30	15 November 2015	Calgary
1000 m	1:07.97	21 November 2015	Salt Lake City
1500 m	1:50.13	16 March 2014	Calgary
3000 m	4:04.57	12 October 2011	Calgary

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com^[5]

References

1. "Boisvert-Lacroix, Alex". www.speedskating.ca. Speed Skating Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
2. "ISU World Cup Inzell – 4–6 December 2015 – Result 500m Men Division A". International Skating Union (ISU). 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
3. "Canada wins 3 World Cup long track speed skating medals". CBC. 6 December 2015.
4. "Potential battles for the last Olympic spots available set to take place at 2018 Long Track Team Selections". www.speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
5. "Alex Boisvert-Lacroix". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

• Official website