Ali Nullmeyer

Alison "Ali" Nullmeyer (born 21 August 1998) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer specialized in the technical events.[1]At only 18 months, Nullmeyer started skiing with her family, racing competitively at age 9.[2] Since then, she has skied with the Georgian Peaks Club in Collingwood, Ontario, and joined the Canadian Alpine Ski Team in 2015.[3] In 2016, Nullmeyer represented Canada in the Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games, where she won silver in slalom.[4]

Ali Nullmeyer
Alpine skier
Nullmeyer in 2016
DisciplinesTechnical events
Born (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
World Cup debut8 March 2019 (age 20)

She made her World Cup debut in 2017, at St. Moritz' FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.[5] While training for the World Cup opener, Nullmeyer fell, tearing her right and left ACLs, as well as suffering from a torn left lateral meniscus.[6] After missing a season and a half, she returned to competing in January 2019.[7]

In January 2022, Nullmeyer was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[8][9]

References
  1. "Nullmeyer Ali - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "Ali Nullmeyer". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. "Alpine Canada | #CANskiteam | Ali Nullmeyer". alpinecanada.org. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. "Ali Nullmeyer". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. "Alpine Canada | #CANskiteam | Ali Nullmeyer". alpinecanada.org. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. "Ali Nullmeyer". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. "Ali Nullmeyer". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.


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