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Jocelyn Larocque (Born May 19, 1988) is a Canadian Olympic hockey player. She was the first female indigenous woman to play on Team Canada at the Olympics.[1] She is a part of the Métis Nation.[2] She has won 2 Olympic gold medals, and one silver medal.[3] In 2018, she won the Manitoba Female Indigenous Athlete of the Decade award.[4] Larocque has won a total of 9 world championships.[4]
Early life
changeLarocque grew up in St. Anne, Manitoba, Canada.[2] As a child, she would play hockey on boys’ teams.[2] She went to college at the University of Minnesota Duluth.[3] While there, she was made all-American twice.[2]
Career
changeLarocque was an all-American twice (2008-2009, 2010-2011).[2] She began her career playing for the Calgary Oval X-Treme.[5] She has been a player on the Canadian National Hockey team since 2008.[2][3]
Olympics
changeLarocque won her first Olympic medal at the 2014 Sochi games, where Canada took the gold.[3] She returned to the games for Pyeongchang 2018, with Canada winning silver.[3] Her most recent games were the 2022 Beijing Olympics, where Canada won gold.[3]
World Championships
changeLarocque has won gold medals at 3 world championships.[6] She has also won silver medals 5 times, and bronze once.[6]
- ↑ "Indigenous athletes among those aiming for medals at Beijing Olympics". thestar.com. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Johnson, Meaghen (2021-08-13). "Team Canada player profile: Jocelyne Larocque - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Jocelyne Larocque". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The MASRC Announces Winners of the Prestigious Manitoba Indigenous Sport Decade Award Winners | Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council Inc". www.masrc.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Elite Prospects - WWHL (W) Stats 2004-2005". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jocelyne Larocque at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.