Mercedes Nicoll


Mercedes Nicoll is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe.

Career

Nicoll made her World Cup debut in December 1999 at Whistler, Canada, in halfpipe and snowboard cross. She made her first World Cup podium at the same place, three years later in 2002, where she won bronze.
To date, Nicoll has won eight other World Cup medals, though she is yet to win a gold. Her best World Cup season was 2005, when she placed 4th in the halfpipe standings. She has also competed in four FIS Snowboarding World Championships, with her best performance coming in 2011, when she finished 8th. She is a five time Canadian National Champion.
Nicoll competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in the halfpipe. She finished 9th in the first qualifying round and 21st in the second, not enough to qualify for the final, and placing her 27th overall.
Nicoll was also selected as a member of the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she finished 6th. Four years later at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Nicoll finished 12th place in her heat and did not advance to the final.

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Nicoll was named to Canada's Olympic team, for the fourth time.

World Cup podiums

DateLocationRank
March 18, 2010La Molina
March 11, 2010Valmalenco
December 17, 2006Whistler
December 13, 2002Whistler
February 25, 2005Sungwoo Resort
February 25, 2005Sungwoo Resort
March 3, 2005Lake Placid
September 15, 2005Valle Nevado