Ben Heldman
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Ben Heldman is set to make his Olympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026.
He was a double gold medallist in parallel giant slalom (PGS) and parallel slalom (PSL) at the 2022 FIS Junior World Championships, his fifth straight year competing at the world juniors. He debuted at the senior FIS World Championships in 2023. He was the top-ranked Canadian man in PGS at the 2025 World Championships, placing 19th.
Heldman made his FIS World Cup debut in February 2020 on home snow at Blue Mountain, Ontario. He had some breakout performances in early 2025, highlighted by his career-best World Cup result when he finished seventh in PGS at Val St-Côme in February.
Heldman began competing in Nor-Am Cup events in 2017. He posted his first victory on the circuit in February 2022 in Mont Tremblant.
A Little More About Ben
Getting into the Sport: Grew up skiing and first tried snowboarding on his seventh birthday… Began competing at age 9… Biggest athletic inspiration is Kobe Bryant because of his drive and mentality towards his sport… Outside Interests: Enrolled at Huron University College… Enjoys playing cycling, yoga, playing pickup basketball, watching F1, spending time at the cottage with family… Odds and Ends: Favourite motto: “If you only do what you can do, you will never be more than you are now”… Younger brother, Matthew, also competes internationally in snowboarding for Canada…
Olympic Highlights
| Games | Sport | Event | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milano Cortina 2026 | Snowboard | Parallel Giant Slalom - Men | 26 |
Notable International Results
FIS World Championships: 2025 - 19th (PGS), 15th (PSL), 7th (team); 2023 - 26th (PGS), 20th (PSL), 15th (team)
FIS Junior World Championships: 2022 - GOLD (PGS), GOLD (PSL); 2021 - 5th (PGS), 10th (PSL); 2020 - 26th (PGS), DSQ (PSL); 2019 - 46th (PGS), 21st (PSL); 2018 - 29th (PGS), 27th (PSL)
