Alexa Loo
Alexa Loo (born October 6, 1972) is a Canadian snowboarder and city council member for Richmond, British Columbia City Council. As a snowboarder, she competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
Contents
- 1 Snowboarding career highlights
- 2 Work in local politics
- 3 Jump to Provincial Politics
- 4 Electoral history
- 4.1 Provincial Elections
- 4.2 Municipal Elections
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Snowboarding career highlights
- Loo became the first Canadian woman to earn a medal in alpine snowboarding when she won a bronze medal in the woman's parallel giant slalom (PGS) at the World Cup in Plan de Corones, Italy.
- Finished ninth in PGS at the World Cup Lac Beauport, Quebec.
- Gold medalist in PGS at the Nor Am Cup in Copper Mountain (Colorado).
- Eighth in PGS at the 2005 World Cup, Tandadalen, Sweden.
- 16th in PGS at the 2005 World Cup in Sapporo-Makomanai, *an.
- 17th in PGS at the 2005 World Cup in Bardonecchia, Italy.
- Silver medalist in parallel slalom at the 2005 NorAm Cup PSL, Sun Peaks, British Columbia.
- 14th in PGS at the 2004 World Cup, Soelden, Austria.
- Finished 20th overall in the PGS at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Loo served as the athlete representative to the International Ski Federation (FIS) and for many years sat on the board of directors of AthletesCAN - the *ociation of Canada's national team athletes. She graduated from the University of British Columbia, where she competed as both a rower and swimmer for the Thunderbirds, in 1994.
Work in local politics
Loo was elected as a city councillor for Richmond, British Columbia City Council in the 2014 municipal elections, and was re-elected for a second term in 2018.
Jump to Provincial Politics
Loo ran in the 2020 British Columbia general election held on October 24, 2020. She lost in the preliminary count by 184 votes, however mail-in votes have yet to be counted.
Electoral history
Provincial Elections
Municipal Elections
Top 8 candidates elected — In*bents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold
References
External links
- Alexa Loo's Official Website