Josip Brusic fera ses d\u00e9buts olympiques \u00e0 Milano Cortina 2026. Il a d\u00e9couvert le monde du skeleton apr\u00e8s un d\u00e9but de carri\u00e8re en athl\u00e9tisme. Se sp\u00e9cialisant dans les \u00e9preuves de sprint, il a d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 la vitesse et l\u2019explosivit\u00e9 qui lui sont maintenant utiles sur la piste glac\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un entra\u00eeneur d\u2019athl\u00e9tisme l\u2019ayant encourag\u00e9 \u00e0 le faire, Brusic a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 un camp de recrutement \u00e0 Edmonton. Il a rapidement commenc\u00e9 les entra\u00eenements \u00e0 la Ice House \u00e0 Calgary et a \u00e9t\u00e9 attir\u00e9 par la pr\u00e9cision et la vitesse de ce sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brusic a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 participer sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale en d\u00e9cembre 2023 \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du circuit de la Coupe Nord-Am\u00e9ricaine. Il est devenu le champion panam\u00e9ricain junior en mars 2024. Il a remport\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re m\u00e9daille du circuit de la Coupe Nord-Am\u00e9ricaine en novembre 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brusic a fait ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 la Coupe du monde de l\u2019IBSF en janvier 2025 \u00e0 Saint-Moritz. Il a particip\u00e9 aux Championnats du monde juniors de l\u2019IBSF 2025, o\u00f9 il a termin\u00e9 quatri\u00e8me \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe par \u00e9quipes mixte avec sa co\u00e9quipi\u00e8re Hallie Clarke. En novembre 2025, il est devenu le champion panam\u00e9ricain senior. Il \u00e9tait au deuxi\u00e8me rang du classement de la Coupe Nord-Am\u00e9ricaine en 2025-26 apr\u00e8s avoir remport\u00e9 trois m\u00e9dailles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brusic est devenu citoyen canadien en octobre 2024, 10 ans apr\u00e8s avoir quitt\u00e9 la Croatie avec sa famille.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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