Ashleigh McIvor

Ashleigh McIvor DeMerit

McIvor at 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1983-09-15) September 15, 1983 (age 33) Vancouver, British Columbia
Alma mater	University of British Columbia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Spouse(s)	Jay DeMerit (m. 2013)
Website	www.ashleighmcivor.com
Sport
Country	Canada
Medal record Women's freestyle skiing Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Ski cross FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 Inawashiro Ski cross X Games 2010 Aspen Ski cross

Ashleigh McIvor DeMerit (born September 15, 1983) is a Canadian retired freestyle skier currently residing in Whistler, British Columbia. McIvor was a member of the Canadian national ski cross team and became the first gold medal winner of women's ski cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She is also a former world champion in ski cross and has a second-place finish at the Winter X Games to her credit as well.

McIvor entered skicross at a young age, and dominated the North American pro tour. As one of the youngest on the World Cup circuit, Ashleigh finished on the podium in her first World Cup race. McIvor has participated with fashion photographers, modeled on runways, and secured major sportswear sponsorships because of her popularity.

McIvor started competing in 2003. McIvor won her first World Championship in 2009 at Inawashiro, Japan. She has been to four Winter X-Games, with her best finish being a silver medal in 2010. She also has eleven podium finishes on the FIS World Cup circuit to her credit, including a silver medal at Cypress Mountain in 2009, the site of the Vancouver Olympic Games. McIvor finished third overall on the 2008-09 FIS World Cup season, and second overall in the 2009-2010 season.

Prior to the Winter Olympics, McIvor attended the 2010 Winter X Games as a final tuneup event. It was there that 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.

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. Ashleigh McIvor 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.