Marie-Lynn Oulette

Name:  Marie-Line Ouellet

Birthday: december 12  1990

Seasons Competing: 7 years

Cable or Boat or Both? both

Sponsor shout out: Billabong, Hyperlite, POP boardshop, Malibu

Hometown: Maple Grove, Qc

Where is your riding crew based out of? Mostly at POP wakeschool in St-Zotique and at home in Maple Grove city!

What is your favourite thing about wakeboarding? When there’s many people in the boat the music is playing out loud. In competitions, you get to meet new people and you discover new styles.

Whats something unique about wakeboarding in your country? In Quebec there’s not a lot of girls who go in each contest, so we developped a strong team spirit and we have so much fun when we ride together!

Places you have traveled to for wakeboarding? Saskatchewan, Alberta, Toronto and all around the Quebec

Board set up: Hyperlite opal with the Ronix boots Rise

Where is your absolute favourite place to ride? POP wakeschool

Favourite Animal: Dogs

Favourite Trick:  a big nose press, batwing to blind, whirly bird

Favourite Music:  Paper planes M.I.A

What are some of your best results?

1st Canadian Nationals junior women 08

3rd Canadian Nationals open women railslide 08

1st Quebec championship open women 08

1st Drummondville Aquajam open women 08

1st Lac Vert W.A.N.T open women 08

What are your goals for 2009 riding season? I want to land new tricks and I want to improve my style!

What are some of your thoughts on female wakeboarding at the pro level? It’s a tought level to reach and the girls who are there worked hard to get at this level because the tricks always getting harder.

What are your future plans with wakeboarding? I’d like to get a sort of scolarship in wakeboarding and I’d like to compete around the world.

Props to anyone? I would like to thank my family, who supported me from the beginning.Thanks to my coaches: Oli Derome, Raph, Jo Ferguson, Maxime Cartier and Fred Gendron. Marc Poirier from POP boardshop helped me a lot! Thanks my sponsors,  Cath and Nathan from Billabong, Jacques Marchand from Hyperlite and Mario from Malibu Boats.