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Reid Watts a inscrit le Canada au tableau des m\u00e9dailles des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse\u00a0d\u2019hiver de Lillehammer\u00a02016, en Norv\u00e8ge, en d\u00e9crochant la m\u00e9daille de bronze de l\u2019\u00e9preuve masculine en simple. Cinqui\u00e8me apr\u00e8s la premi\u00e8re descente, il a r\u00e9ussi le deuxi\u00e8me meilleur temps de la deuxi\u00e8me descente pour se tailler une place sur le podium.<\/span> \u00c0 ses d\u00e9buts olympiques \u00e0 Pyeongchang\u00a02018, Reid a obtenu une 12e place en simple masculin. Il s\u2019agissait d\u2019un meilleur r\u00e9sultat que ceux obtenus dans n\u2019importe quelle course de la Coupe du monde.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watts a fait sa deuxi\u00e8me participation aux Jeux olympiques \u00e0 Beijing 2022, o\u00f9 il a \u00e9t\u00e9 le seul lugeur individuel masculin du Canada. Il a termin\u00e9 17e \u00e0 cette \u00e9preuve et a contribu\u00e9 au sixi\u00e8me rang obtenu au relais par \u00e9quipes.<\/p>\n

Reid a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ses premi\u00e8res comp\u00e9titions internationales sur le circuit de la Coupe du monde junior en 2013-2014, amassant sept m\u00e9dailles au fil des ann\u00e9es. Il a particip\u00e9 aux Championnats du monde juniors en 2015 et 2016, terminant 14e \u00e0 chaque fois. Reid a eu l\u2019occasion de joindre les rangs de l\u2019\u00e9quipe de la Coupe du monde pour trois courses en 2015-2016 et de faire ses d\u00e9buts aux Championnats du monde seniors durant cette m\u00eame saison. Reid a int\u00e9gr\u00e9 le circuit de la Coupe du monde \u00e0 temps plein en 2016-2017 et il s\u2019est class\u00e9 dans le top\u00a010 chez les moins de 23\u00a0ans lors des Championnats du monde.<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u2019est au d\u00e9but de la saison\u00a02018-2019 que Reid a remport\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re m\u00e9daille en Coupe du monde alors qu\u2019il a obtenu le bronze au relais \u00e0 Whistler. Il a r\u00e9ussi sa meilleure performance aux championnats du monde en 2019, terminant 18e en simple, 13e au sprint et cinqui\u00e8me au relais. Il s\u2019est class\u00e9 au quatri\u00e8me rang du simple masculin chez les moins de 23 ans, un r\u00e9sultat qu\u2019il a r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9 en 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lors de la premi\u00e8re Coupe du monde de la saison 2021-2022, Reid a uni ses efforts \u00e0 ceux de Trinity Ellis (simple, femmes), Tristan Walker et Justin Snith (double) pour terminer au cinqui\u00e8me rang du relais lors d\u2019une \u00e9preuve test olympique qui se d\u00e9roulait au Centre national de glisse de Yanqing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos de Reid<\/b><\/h3>\n

D\u00e9buts\u00a0: <\/b>Il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 faire de la luge \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 9\u00a0ans. Il avait alors particip\u00e9 \u00e0 un camp de recrutement au Centre de glisse de Whistler apr\u00e8s avoir assist\u00e9 \u00e0 une course de bobsleigh. Sa premi\u00e8re descente lui a fait vivre des sensations fortes comme jamais auparavant. \u00c0 14\u00a0ans, il s\u2019est joint \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale junior et \u00e0 17\u00a0ans, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale senior. <\/span>Au-del\u00e0 de la luge\u00a0:<\/b> Il aime faire du ski, du v\u00e9lo de montagne et du v\u00e9lo sur route. <\/span>De tout et de rien\u00a0: <\/b>Son mod\u00e8le est Conor McGregor, qui pratique les arts martiaux mixtes, en raison de sa fa\u00e7on de dominer les combats. Pendant une course, il porte toujours ses chaussettes Whistler Bike Co.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reid Watts a inscrit le Canada au tableau des m\u00e9dailles des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse\u00a0d\u2019hiver de Lillehammer\u00a02016, en Norv\u00e8ge, en d\u00e9crochant la m\u00e9daille de bronze de l\u2019\u00e9preuve en simple, hommes. Cinqui\u00e8me apr\u00e8s la premi\u00e8re descente, il a r\u00e9ussi le deuxi\u00e8me meilleur temps de la deuxi\u00e8me descente pour se tailler une place sur le podium. Reid a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ses premi\u00e8res comp\u00e9titions internationales sur le circuit de la Coupe du monde junior en 2013-2014. Au fil des ans, il y a r\u00e9colt\u00e9 sept m\u00e9dailles. En 2015-2016, il a eu la chance de joindre les rangs de l\u2019\u00e9quipe de la Coupe du monde pour trois courses et de faire ses d\u00e9buts aux Championnats du monde quelques semaines avant les Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse. 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