Name	Ashleigh Mcivor
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Date of Birth	September 15, 1983
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McIvor entered ski-cross at a young age, being one of the youngest on the World Cup circuit, and finishing second in her first overall race, she entered the X-Games soon after. She was soon a featured athlete during the X-Games, and became the face of women's ski cross. EXPN followed McIvor around and did a one-hour episode on her and what happens to X-Games athletes behind the scenes. McIvor has participated with fashion photographers, modeled on runways, and secured major sportswear sponsorships because of her popularity.[1]
McIvor on the World Cup stop in Les Contamines

McIvor started competing in 2003. She has been to four Winter X-Games, with her best finishes being 7th in X-Games 10 and X-Games VII. McIvor won her first World Championship in 2009 at Inawashiro, Japan. She also has four podium finishes on the FIS World Cup circuit to her credit, including a silver medal at Cypress Mountain in 2009, the future site of the Vancouver Olympic Games. McIvor finished third overall on the 2008-09 FIS World Cup season.

Prior to the Winter Olympics, McIvor attended the 2010 Winter X Games as a final tuneup event. There, she and fellow countrywoman Kelsey Serwa managed to finish second and third respectively to Ophélie David. McIvor's silver was her first X Games medal of any colour.[2]

McIvor was a member of Canada's freestyle skiing team at the Vancouver Olympics where ski-cross was making its debut as an official medal event.[3] Ashleigh McIvor successfully qualified for the medal round with the second fastest time. In the finals McIvor got out to a fast start and won with some distance between herself and Hedda Berntsen. With the win McIvor won the first ever Olympic gold medal for ladies' ski cross.[4]