HOBBIES:
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biking
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FACEBOOK:
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https://www.facebook.com/yannick.laviolette
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TWITTER:
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https://twitter.com/y_laviolette
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INSTAGRAM:
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YANNICK_C1_CAN
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE:
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St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Québec, Canada
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OCCUPATION:
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Student
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LANGUAGES:
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French, English
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WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:
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I began canoe at age of 11 at the Centre d'Excellence d'Eau Vive de Valleyfield, Québec
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REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:
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I tried kayak with school in grade 5 & 6 and I just fall in love with the sport. After the second time I just took a summer camp and four years after I start competing for fun and never thought to end up at world championship five years after.
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MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:
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Louis-Philippe Légaré
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TRAINING PARTNER(S):
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Florence Maheu & Maxime Leboeuf
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SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:
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work harder lazy ass
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FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:
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Penrith
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FAVOURITE FOOD:
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All mexican food
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FAVOURITE MUSIC:
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kid Cudi
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CLUB:
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Centre d'Excellence d'Eau Vive de Valeyfield
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NAME OF COACH:
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Louis-Philippe Légaré
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NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:
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Canadian
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SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:
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2006
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:
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2015
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:
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UK
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:
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World Championships
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:
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London - Lee Valley
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MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:
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My third position at Canadian championships 2015
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