Félix Roussel

Club / Team

CPV Sherbrooke: Canada

Injuries

He suffered a concussion while skating in March 2022. He needed a month to recover, and the injury ruled him out of selection trials for the Canadian national team. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023; bobrtimes.com, 27 Oct 2022)

Reason for choosing this sport

He followed a friend into the sport.

Hero / Idol

Canadian short track skater Charles Hamelin, Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023; speedskating.ca, 01 Sep 2023)

Name of coach	Marc Gagnon [national], CAN; Sebastien Cros [national], FRA; Yannick Desmeules [personal]
Training Regime	He trains at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, QC, Canada.

Other information

DELAYED SENIOR DEBUT In early 2022 a concussion put his hopes of making the Canadian senior team on hold. He was too old to continue training with Canada's 'Next Gen' youth squad, meaning he was without a group to train with over the 2022 northern hemisphere summer. However, he received an invitation to train with the Canadian women's team, which he believes contributed to his selection for the men's senior team in October 2022. He went on to make his World Cup debut the same month. "The coaches invited me to join the girls' training group. Because I was not skating with the guys, I could not compare myself in anticipation of the [national team] trials, but it gave me more motivation. The level was excellent and I really improved. Because I'm very tall [188cm] I have to skate as low as possible and I've improved that aspect. The 500m is my favourite event, but I am proud to have improved the 1000m and the 1500m. These are the two tests that allowed me to qualify during the selections." (bobrtimes.com, 27 Oct 2022)

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Hobbies	Playing video games. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Memorable sporting achievement	Placing third in the mixed 2000m relay at the 2022 World Cup event in Montreal, QC, Canada, on his World Cup debut. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Most influential person in career	Coach Marc Gagnon. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport at about age 10 in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.

Ambitions

To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (ici.radio-canada.ca, 11 Mar 2023)