Jeff Batchelor
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Jeffrey Batchelor is a Canadian professional snowboarder who currently competes in snowboard competitions both nationally and internationally. Batchelor is a member of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team. Jeff trains at his home club in Blue Mountain
, Ontario
. His major sponsor is Algario Communications, a Toronto based communications and sales development company.
He attended Appleby College
in Oakville
, Ontario
from grades 7-12 and is currently enrolled in the commerce
program at Queens University as a member of the class of 2010. He has just recently taken a leave of absence in light of a successful start to the season, qualifying for the World Cup Circuit.
In 2006, Jeff was named to the Canadian National Snowboard Team.
Jeff Batchelor is currently ranked 3rd in the world as per the FIS World Cup list for half-pipe. Jeff as well as the other members of the Canadian national snowboard team co-starred in a reality TV show called Over the Bolts on MTV.
Batchelor had a disappointing 2010 Winter Olympics
, finishing 32nd with a score of 18.5 out of a possible 50 points.
Blue Mountain (Ontario)
Blue Mountain, or The Blue Mountains, is a visually prominent section of the Niagara Escarpment located west of Collingwood in Grey and Simcoe Counties in Southern Ontario, Canada, rising to heights of over 300 metres above the land and Georgian Bay. Many activities and natural beauty abound in...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. His major sponsor is Algario Communications, a Toronto based communications and sales development company.
He attended Appleby College
Appleby College
Appleby College is an international independent school located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1911 by John Guest, a former Headmaster of the Preparatory School at Upper Canada College...
in Oakville
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
from grades 7-12 and is currently enrolled in the commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
program at Queens University as a member of the class of 2010. He has just recently taken a leave of absence in light of a successful start to the season, qualifying for the World Cup Circuit.
In 2006, Jeff was named to the Canadian National Snowboard Team.
Jeff Batchelor is currently ranked 3rd in the world as per the FIS World Cup list for half-pipe. Jeff as well as the other members of the Canadian national snowboard team co-starred in a reality TV show called Over the Bolts on MTV.
Batchelor had a disappointing 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
, finishing 32nd with a score of 18.5 out of a possible 50 points.