Mercedes Nicoll is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe. Nicoll made her World Cup debut in December 1999 at Whistler, Canada, in halfpipe and snowboard cross. She made her first World Cup podium at the same place, three years later in 2002, where she won bronze. To date, Nicoll has won eight other World Cup medals, though she is yet to win a gold. Her best World Cup season was 2005, when she placed 4th in the halfpipe standings. She has also competed in four FIS Snowboarding World Championships, with her best performance coming in 2011, when she finished 8th. She is a five time Canadian National Champion. Nicoll competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in the halfpipe. She finished 9th in the first qualifying round and 21st in the second, not enough to qualify for the final, and placing her 27th overall. Nicoll was also selected as a member of the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Nicoll placed 6th at the 2010 Olympics. [More at Wikipedia]

December 5th, 1983 in North Vancouver (Age 40)