Davey Barr
Davey Barr ( born March 3, 1977 in Vancouver ) is a Canadian freestyle skier. He specializes in the discipline of ski cross.
Biography
Barr was the beginning of his career in sport of alpine ski racer and a participated in races in Nor- Am Cup. He scored his best result on 23 February 1997 with the fourth place in the slalom of Banff. In FIS races he stood on the podium 15 times, but could never win. His last alpine ski races he contested in January 1998, after which he moved to the ski cross.
His debut in the Freestyle World Cup had Barr on 23 November 2003 in Saas -Fee, where he finished 26th and won the first World Cup points. The best result in his debut season was a 10th place in the following season 2004/05 5th Place. Added to this was at the Winter X Games 2005, winning a silver medal in the discipline Ultra Cross. Due to injury, he had the whole winter 2005/ 06 pause, in 2007 he took part only in the World Cup.
2008, Barr returned to the World Cup, on 2 February of the same year he celebrated his first and only World Cup victory in Deer Valley. A month later a 2nd place. In the World Cup season 2008/ 09 resulted in a 3rd place as best result. At the 2009 World Championships in Inawashiro he won the bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games 2010, he went to 6th place. Since then, Barr was able to drive in the top ten several times in the World Cup podiums were made , however.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010: 6 ski cross
World Championships
- Ruka 2005: 27 ski cross
- Madonna di Campiglio, 2007: 22 ski cross
- Inawashiro 2009: 3 ski cross
- Deer Valley 2011: 7 ski cross
World Cup
- Season 2007/ 08: 4 ski cross World Cup
- Season 2008/ 09: 8 ski cross World Cup
- 3 podiums, including one victory:
Other successes
- Winter X Games 2005: 2 Ultra Cross