Stanley Hayer (Czech: Stanislav Hujer, born July 19, 1973, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian freestyle skier of Czech descent who currently resides in Kimberley, British Columbia. Stanley Hayer is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team.
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| Born | July 19, 1973 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94.8 kg (209 lb; 14.93 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hayer moved over to the Czech Republic to ski with their team in the early part of the 2000s after disagreements with the Canadian National program. He would win a silver in the Czech nationals and go on to win a silver in the 2007 FIS World Championships. Hayer went back to the Canadian ski cross team for the start of the 2007-08 season with the 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in Canada.
Hayer won the gold medal at the 2009 Winter X-Games having won silver at the 2008 X-Games the year before.
Hayer was a member of the Canadian team going to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[1] He was 10th in qualification and advanced to the elimination round. He finished second in his heat in the 1/8 round, and continued to the quarterfinals, where he finished last in his heat and was eliminated.
Hayer became the head coach of the Canadian ski cross team in 2015.[2] In 2019, Hayer won a Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Elation, heartbreak highlight freestyle Olympic team". CBC News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Experienced and confident Canadian skicross team gunning for more hardware".
- ^ "Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards | Coach". 23 May 2024.
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