Julien Cousineau

Discipline: Slalom, giant slalom

Hometown: Lachute, Que.

Birthdate: Jan. 17, 1981

Career highlights: Posted a career-best fifth-place finish in slalom in January at Schladming, Austria. ... His previous top finishes, a ninth and two 10ths in slalom, all came at Wengen, Switzerland . . . Top giant slalom finish is a 12th at Adelboden, Switzerland, in 2003.