Sébastien Toutant facts for kids
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Sébastien Toutant at the 2011 Quebec City big air competition
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| Nickname(s) | Seb Toots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 9, 1992 L'Assomption, Quebec |
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| Residence | Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big Air | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | st. kingstone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2014, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Sébastien Toutant (born November 9, 1992) is a super talented snowboarder from Canada. He is famous for winning a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in a cool event called Big Air snowboarding. Sébastien has also won two gold medals in slopestyle at the X Games in 2011 and 2013. Overall, he has five medals from the X Games, including two silver and one bronze.
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Sébastien's Snowboarding Journey
Sébastien started snowboarding when he was just nine years old. He got into the sport after he broke his skis and decided to try his brother's old snowboard. His amazing skills were noticed early on when he won the Shakedown competition in Quebec at only 13! Soon after, a film crew took him to Mount Hood to film him doing some of the biggest jumps he had ever tried.
Early X Games Success
Sébastien missed his first chance at the X Games in 2010 because of a broken ankle. But the very next year, he made a big splash! At the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, he won a silver medal in Snowboard Big Air. He also snagged a gold medal in Snowboard Slopestyle at the same games. This made him the first new male rider (rookie) to win gold in slopestyle at the X Games since 2002. In the spring of 2011, he was one of only three people to successfully land a "triple cork" (a backside 1440 spin).
Olympic Debut and More Medals
After a quieter season, Sébastien returned to the X Games in Tignes, France, in 2013. There, he won another gold medal, beating his friend and teammate Mark McMorris. Sébastien made his first Olympic appearance at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He was part of Canada's snowboard team and finished 9th in the slopestyle final.
After the Olympics, Sébastien continued to add to his X Games collection. He won a silver medal in slopestyle in Aspen, Colorado in 2016. Just a week later, he won the Air + Style event in Innsbruck, Austria.
Road to Olympic Gold
The 2016–17 season was very successful for Sébastien as he prepared for his next Olympics. He earned a bronze medal in slopestyle at the X Games Europe in Oslo, Norway. He then won the slopestyle event at the Cardrona Winter Games in New Zealand. He also took home a gold medal in Quebec City at a stop on the 2016–17 FIS Snowboard World Cup tour. That year, he also placed second in the Air + Style event in Beijing and second in the US Grand Prix. He finished his season with a third-place finish on the Dew Tour.
Overcoming Challenges at the Olympics
Even though he was chosen for the 2018 Canadian Olympic team in Pyeongchang, Sébastien didn't compete much before the games. It was later revealed that he had a back injury (a compressed disc). This meant he had to spend time in the gym, only training and practicing, while his teammates were on the slopes.
Sébastien kept his injury a secret when he arrived at the Olympics. He finished last in the men's slopestyle final. But in the Big Air final, he amazed everyone! Despite his injury, he rode incredibly well and won a surprise gold medal, even beating his teammates McMorris and Maxence Parrot. After his victory, he said, "I just love snowboarding so much, and I've been through so much lately. A couple of months ago, I couldn't even snowboard, so it definitely feels great that I'm able to ride at my best and to put the tricks down. To be able to show up and to show the world what I can do is just awesome." This win made Sébastien the first-ever men's Big Air champion at the Olympics, as it was the first time this event was included in the games.
In January 2022, Sébastien was again named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, he placed 26th in the Big Air qualifying event and did not move on to the final.
Sébastien's Top Achievements
- 2018 Winter Olympic Gold Medallist – Big Air
- 2013 European Winter X Games Gold – Slopestyle
- 2011 Winter X Games Gold – Slopestyle
- 2011 Winter X Games Silver – Big Air
- 2012 Winter X Games Bronze – Big Air
- 2016 Winter X Games Silver – Slopestyle
- 5-time Ride Shakedown Champion (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
- 1st place 2012 TTR Overall Champion
- 1st Overall in 2012 Dew Tour Year End Rankings – Slopestyle
- 1st place 2012 Burton Open: Vermont – Slopestyle
- 1st place AST Mile High – Slopestyle
- 2nd place 2014 Dew Tour – Slopestyle
- 3rd place 2015 U.S. Grand Prix – Slopestyle
- 2014 Ride Shakedown – Best trick
See also
In Spanish: Sébastien Toutant para niños
