Boisvert-Lacroix, Alex

Person type: 
National Team
Senior Pool
Track type: 
Long
Date of Birth: 
Wednesday, April 8, 1987
Hometown: 
Sherbrooke, Que.
Coach: 
Gregor Jelonek
Training centre: 
Gaétan Boucher National Centre, Quebec City

International senior seasons (long track): 5 (2011-...)

Previous clubs:
-Club de patinage de vitesse de Sherbrooke (1992-2006)
-Short Track National Team Centre - Montréal (2006-2012)
-Long Track National Team Centre - Calgary (2012-2014)
-Long Track National Team Centre - Québec (2014-...)

Personal Records
500m: 34.30, November 15, 2015, Calgary
1000m: 1:07.97, November 20, 2015, Salt Lake City
1500m: 1:50.13, March 16, 2014, Calgary
3000m: 4:04.57, August 15, 2015, Calgary

Facts: 

2015-2016
-Won a bronze medal in the 500m at his first-ever World Single Distance Championships
-Won his first-ever long track World Cup medal in Calgary (World Cup #1, bronze in 500m (2))

2011-2012
-Competed in his first long track World Cup in Salt Lake City in January 2012

2010-2011
-Switched from short track to long track speed skating

2008-2009
-Competed in the Winter Universiade in Short Track Speed Skating in Harbin, China. He won a medal in the relay event and finished fourth on 500m

2007-2008
-Competed in his first short track World Cup in China, winning a bronze medal in the 500m

1991-1992
-Started the sport of speed skating at age five in Sherbrooke

Other facts
He's studying in Intervention en activité physique et à la santé (education) at the Université du Québec à Montréal...

Results: 
2015-2016500m1000m1500m5000m /
10 000m /
Long Distance
Mass StartTeam Pursuit
World Cup Ranking
(Overall: 25)

5

27

    
World Cup Final - Heerenveen

11 (1)
(35.52)

12 (2)
(35.54)
     
World Sprint Championships
(Overall : 18)

1: 6
(35.13)

2: 14
(35.39)

1: 23
(1:12.23)

2: 23
(1:12.55)

    
World Single Distance Championships

BRONZE
1: 10
(35.081)
2: 2
(34.707)

     
World Cup #5 - Stavanger

19 (1A)
(35.30)

9 (2A)
(35.014)

     
Canadian Single Distance Championships

1 (1)
(34.32)

1 (2)
(34.52)
3
(1:08.61)
    
World Cup #4 - Heerenveen

BRONZE (1)
(34.78)

SILVER (2)
(34.76)

     
World Cup #3 - Inzell

9 (1)
(35.04)

SILVER (2)
(34.74)
     
World Cup #2 - Salt Lake City

7 (1)
(34.44)

10 (2)
(34.467)

13
(1:07.97)
    
World Cup #1 - Calgary

BRONZE (2-A)
(34.30)

1 (B)
(34.39)

 15
(1:08.74)
   
Fall World Cup Selections

6 (1)
(35.07)

1 (2)
(34.63)
1
(1:08.96)
    
2014-2015500m1000m1500m5000m / Long DistanceMass StartTeam Pursuit
Final Ranking: National411    
Canada Cup #4/Oval Finale

2 (1)
(34.85)

5 (2)
(34.87)

7 (1)
(1:09.32)

13 (2)
(1:09.40)

    
Canada Cup #3

2 (1)
(36.90)

1 (2)
(37.56)

     
World Cup #6 - Heenrenveen

1 (B1)
(35.37)

15 (A2)
(35.45)

     
Canadian Single Distance Championships

(1): 3
(34.82)

(2): 5
(34.95)

(2): 10
(1:10.43)

    
Canada Cup #1

(1): 2
(36.18)

(2): 2
(35.74)

(1): 2
(1:11.59)

(2): 2
(1:11.51)

    
Fall World Cup Trials

(1): 8
(35.32)

(2): 5
(35.14)

11:
(1:10.04)
    
2013-2014500m1000m1500m5000mMass StartTeam Pursuit
Canada Cup #4 - Oval Finale

(1): 1
(34.94)

(2): 1
(35.15)

(1): 5
(1:09.64)

(2): 4
(1:09.71)

25:
(1:50.13)
   
Canada Cup #3

1:
(36.66)

3:
(1:15.79)

    
World Cup - Overall

35

 

    
World Cup #2 - Salt Lake City

(B1): 2
(34.78)

(B2): 3
(34.86)

     
World Cup #1 - Calgary(B2): 14
(35.15)
     
Olympic Trials

(1): 8
(34.79)

(2): 10
(35.02)

9:
(1:09.46)
    
Canada Cup #12:
(37.27)
5:
(1:15.43)
    
Fall World Cup Trials

(1): 12
(35.59)

(2): 5
(35.184)

Overall: 6
(70.77)

17:
(1:11.14)
    
2012-2013500 m500 m1000 m1500 mTeam sprint 
WC-1T9 (35.39)10 (35.36)    
WC-419 (35.75)20 (36.22)    
WC-519 (35.83)19 (35.90)  4 (1:24.53) 
WC-617 (35.00)20 (35.22)    
WC-818 (36.10)19 (36.49)    
WC-Rank22     
Oval Finale1 (34.80)3 (35.15)14 (1:10.13)   
Fall Trials2 (69.68)2 (34.98) 10 (1:10.33)  
  2 (34.70)    
CSD 4 (35.02)14 (1:10.90)   
Cdn rank4 25   
2011-12500 m500 m1000 m1500 m  
WC-4B: 7 (35.11)B: 3 (34.92)    
WC-6B: 1 (35.67)B: 17 (35.65)    
WC-Final23 (35.97)22 (35.67)    
WC-Rank28     
Fall TrialsSamalog: 7 (70.91)8 (35.60)6 (35.31)   
CSDSamalog: 3 (70.09)4 (35.10); 3 (34.99)15 (1:10.31)   
Canada Cup #13 (37.51)5 (36.93)5 (1:16.22)4 (1:14.05)  
Canada Cup #31 (36.85)1 (36.32)    
Cdn Rank6 19   
2010-11500 m500 m1000 m1000 m1500 m 
Fall TrialsSamalog: 12 (71.61)13 (36.02); 11 (35.59)16 (1:12.06)   
Oval Invitational    8 (1:51.16) 
Canada Cup #12 (36.90)2 (37.04)4 (1:14.90)7 (1:16.26)  
Canada Cup #32 (37.45)5 (38.17)    
CSDSamalog: 9 (70.83)7 (35.36); 10 (35.47)10 (1:10.07)   
Cdn Rank10 18