Sébastien
Toutant
Canada
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Snowboarding
Date of birth | 9 November 1992 |
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Place of birth | Montreal, Canada |
Age | 33 |
Nationality | Canada |
Career start | 2010 |
Disciplines | Snowboard Slopestyle / Snowboard Big Air / Snowboard Street |
Born and raised in Montreal, Sébastien 'Seb Toots' Toutant was never far from the slopes. When he broke his skis on a family holiday as a child, he had to ride out the rest of the season on one of his brother's old snowboards. Needless to say, it wasn't long before he was hooked. The transition from rookie to expert was quick and seamless, as Seb took to the board like a natural.
By 2006, Seb had received widespread recognition when he took first place at Empire Shakedown's Big Air competition in Canada. Not only did he receive a hefty $10,000 cheque and a win on his home turf, but he also did it before his 14th birthday.
His career was blossoming, and it was clear that Seb was set to become a snowboarding sensation. Within two years, he'd gone pro and was beginning to venture out into international competitions, but his road to superstardom wasn't without speed bumps – Seb broke his ankle while training for the Innsbruck Air + Style competition in 2009, but like a true champion, that only strengthened his resolve.
But Seb isn't one to retread past steps, he wants to re-invent the sport. "I want to help it evolve," he says. With a wealth of grand slam titles under his belt and several FIS World Cup wins, Seb is doing just that. But his trophy case doesn't stop there.
He’s frequented the podium at the X Games, winning gold in the 2013 slopestyle event and silver in 2016, bringing his total number of medals up to seven, while continuing a banner 2016 season with a gold in the Air + Style in Innsbruck. 2017 saw him take another FIS World Cup win and place second overall in the Air + Style Tour, along with a bronze medal in slopestyle at the X Games in Oslo, Norway.
Pride of place in Seb's trophy case lies a special accomplishment – representing Canada in Pyeongchang in 2018, where he took home the gold.
While it would have been easy enough to sit back and ride the magic carpet of that achievement, Seb didn’t take a break – he went right back to work on the competition scene, taking home first place in the 2020 Laax Open World Cup.
The world is now Seb's playground, and he's keeping busy bringing his tricks to contests and shredding his way from podium to podium.