{"id":228450,"date":"2023-09-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/?post_type=athletes&#038;p=228450"},"modified":"2024-08-07T15:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T19:33:50","slug":"william-emard","status":"publish","type":"athletes","link":"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/team-canada\/william-emard\/","title":{"rendered":"William \u00c9mard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William \u00c9mard a rejoint les rangs de l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale senior en 2018. Il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 chacune des \u00e9ditions des Championnats du monde de la FIG depuis 2019, s\u00e9quence dont le point culminant a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019historique quatri\u00e8me place de l\u2019\u00e9quipe en ronde de qualification des Championnats du monde de la FIG 2023, r\u00e9sultat qui a du m\u00eame coup permis \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne masculine d\u2019obtenir sa place aux Jeux olympiques pour la premi\u00e8re fois depuis Beijing 2008. L\u2019\u00e9quipe a \u00e9ventuellement fini septi\u00e8me de la finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9mard a connu sa part de succ\u00e8s sur le plan individuel aux Championnats du monde de la FIG 2021, terminant huiti\u00e8me au concours multiple masculin pour ainsi enregistrer le meilleur r\u00e9sultat dans l\u2019histoire du Canada \u00e0 des Championnats du monde dans cette \u00e9preuve. Il s\u2019est par ailleurs qualifi\u00e9 pour les finales aux anneaux et au saut, finissant septi\u00e8me et huiti\u00e8me, respectivement. Ces r\u00e9alisations sont d\u2019autant plus impressionnantes qu\u2019il a appris trois jours seulement avant la qualification qu\u2019il allait participer aux \u00e9preuves dans chacun des six appareils et qu\u2019il avait subi une d\u00e9chirure partielle au biceps gauche.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il a ensuite d\u00fb s\u2019accorder une p\u00e9riode de cong\u00e9 afin de se remettre de sa blessure, mais il \u00e9tait d\u00e9sempar\u00e9 de ne plus avoir la gymnastique comme exutoire. \u00c9mard a quitt\u00e9 son sport compl\u00e8tement pendant deux mois afin de remettre le compteur \u00e0 z\u00e9ro, autant mentalement que physiquement. Il a recommenc\u00e9 \u00e0 s\u2019entra\u00eener avec une nouvelle approche et une motivation renouvel\u00e9e. Aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains de Santiago 2023, au Chili, soit tout juste apr\u00e8s les Championnats du monde, il a aid\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9quipe \u00e0 remporter une m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent et il s\u2019est qualifi\u00e9 pour les finales par appareil aux barres parall\u00e8les de m\u00eame qu\u2019\u00e0 la barre fixe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 la comp\u00e9tition \u00c9lite Canada en f\u00e9vrier 2024, \u00c9mard a subi le m\u00eame genre de blessure au biceps, mais du c\u00f4t\u00e9 droit cette fois. En se consacrant enti\u00e8rement \u00e0 sa r\u00e9adaptation et \u00e0 son entra\u00eenement, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 en mesure de renouer avec la comp\u00e9tition \u00e0 quasi pleine capacit\u00e9 aux Championnats canadiens 2024, o\u00f9 il a fini troisi\u00e8me au concours multiple et mis la main sur l\u2019argent \u00e0 l\u2019exercice au sol de m\u00eame que le bronze aux anneaux pour d\u00e9crocher sa place dans l\u2019\u00e9quipe en vue de Paris 2024 \u2013 ses premiers Jeux olympiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c0 pr<strong>opos de William<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>D\u00e9but :&nbsp;<\/strong>A commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 pratiquer&nbsp;la gymnastique \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de quatre ans et \u00e0 faire de la comp\u00e9tition \u00e0 huit ans\u2026 S\u2019entra\u00eene et dispute des comp\u00e9titions aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de F\u00e9lix Dolci et sous les ordres de l\u2019entra\u00eeneur Adrian Balan depuis que les deux gymnastes sont tout petits\u2026<strong>&nbsp;Autres int\u00e9r\u00eats :&nbsp;<\/strong>Aime lire, regarder des films et faire de la photographie\u2026&nbsp;En voie de compl\u00e9ter un baccalaur\u00e9at en marketing \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al\u2026 <strong>De tout et de rien :<\/strong>&nbsp;Inspir\u00e9 par&nbsp;Kyle Shewfelt&nbsp;parce qu\u2019il est le seul Canadien en gymnastique artistique \u00e0 avoir remport\u00e9 une m\u00e9daille olympique et en raison de la fa\u00e7on dont il est revenu d\u2019une blessure importante pour pouvoir participer aux Jeux olympiques\u2026&nbsp;Se d\u00e9crit comme quelqu\u2019un de \u00ab super perfectionniste \u00bb, affirmant qu\u2019il s\u2019agit de sa plus grande qualit\u00e9,&nbsp;mais aussi&nbsp;de son plus grand d\u00e9faut comme athl\u00e8te\u2026Citation favorite:\u00ab&nbsp;J\u2019ai eu un \u00e9chec apr\u00e8s l\u2019autre dans la vie et c\u2019est pourquoi j\u2019ai du succ\u00e8s. \u00bb&nbsp;\u2013 Michael Jordan\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William \u00c9mard a rejoint les rangs de l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale senior en 2018. 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