2023 GIVE’R Grant Recipients
COOPER MCGUINNESS
FREESKI
Congrats to freeskiing diehard Cooper McGuinness ! Cooper is 16 years old out of Innisfil, Ontario. He seriously loves skiing, spending as much time possible shredding at Mount St. Louis Moonstone. Cooper is looking forward to a big winter ahead, especially after last season was cut short from breaking his collar bone. He committed his summer to training hard at Maximise, hitting the gym and spending hours on end sessioning his backyard rail set up. Looking forward to seeing you GIVE’R this winter Cooper and having fun with Contender Ski Team! @sooperdoopercooper07
ANDREW DORCHAK
FREESKI
Congrats to 17 year freesrtyle skier Andrew Dorchak! Andrew moved from Florida to The Blue Mountains at age 5 and shortly after fell in love with skiing. Once he discovered the terrain park there was no turning back. Andrew has a go for it type of approach in skiing and it’s paid off with solid results on the provincial Timber Tour. He looks forward to competing on some Canada Cup events as well and seeing how far he can take his skiing! He also is on the newly formed Contender Ski Team which is bound to help him achieve his highest levels of performance🤘 We’re excited to follow your journey Andrew, best of luck! @andrew.dorchak
JOJO DIPLOCK
MOUNTAIN BIKE
Jojo is a 17 year old adventurer from Rossland, BC. She is extremely passionate about the outdoors and loves riding her bike as much as possible. She will be entering her first year of Mountain Bike Racing and has already clinched a 3rd place in Kelowna. She looks forward to putting the grant towards race fees and upgrading her bike to a more enduro specific rig! To Jojo, GIVE'R means “living your life to your fullest. Cherishing every moment, digging deep and pushing yourself to your limits. And feeling that euphoria when you cross that finish line”. Follow @jojo_diplock
LUCAS DUFOUR
MOUNTAIN BIKE
Lucas is a 16 year old shredder from Collingwood, ON. Lucas lives and breathes biking. You could see it in his eyes during his audition video. He is the happiest guy on his bike and gets out to fulfill his passion on the regular. Lucas will be entering his 2nd year of Enduro Racing and is stoked to use this grant to bring his biking and body to the next level to become a better well rounded athlete. In Lucas’s words, “GIVE'R is a Mindset. It’s not even a word or phrase, it’s a little more than that. It what gets you from point A to point B as fast as you can. It gets you over a creek gap. It what makes you push. It’s a Mindset”. Follow @lucas_priveteer
