Manuel Osborne-Paradis


Manuel Osborne-Paradis is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer.
Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Osborne-Paradis grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at the Bombardier Winterstart men's downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. His first victory was at the downhill of Kvitfjell in March 2009.
In April 2008, he joined forces with teammate Mike Janyk to provide a four-day training camp free of charge to underprivileged Canadian racers from around British Columbia. The camp, known locally as the "Cowboys Camp", took place on Whistler Mountain. but known in the community as .
On January 29, 2011, Osborne-Paradis crashed badly at the downhill race in Chamonix, France, and was airlifted by helicopter and treated for a broken leg and torn knee ligament. He missed the 2011 World Championships and the remainder of the 2011 season, as well as the 2012 season.
Osborne-Paradis was a surprise bronze medalist in super-G at the 2017 World Championships, behind teammate Erik Guay and Norway's Kjetil Jansrud. Racing in bib number 26, outside the top group of racers, he won the medal on his 33rd birthday.
In a training run at Lake Louise in November 2018, Osborne-Paradis crashed and suffered a broken leg, ending his season.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200725 Nov 2006 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
200720 Jan 2007 Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill3rd
200813 Jan 2008 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
200920 Dec 2008 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill3rd
20096 Mar 2009 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
20097 Mar 2009 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
201029 Nov 2009 Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G1st
201019 Dec 2009 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
201016 Jan 2010 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
201529 Nov 2014 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
20157 Mar 2015 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill2nd
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World Championship results

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