4x Canadian Winter Olympian | Host/Speaker
Unplugged with Mercedes Nicoll: 4 Year Reflection My latest Olympic story has a ‘story book’ ending. Reflecting on the past 20 years of my life, it went in 4 years increments. I competed at 4 winter Olympics that happened every 4 years.This morning I had an image pop up in my facebook feed today reminding me Read More …
Calgary 2026: Please VOTE YES, Calgary you’ll regret not hosting! It’s not often you see everyone bite their tongue! Please vote YES for 2026! I remember a lot of residents in Whistler being so against hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2010 they actually left town. Whistler is a small town and as soon as Read More …
My Battle With Depression, My Fight to Get to the Olympics This past four years, leading into what is now going to be my fourth Winter Olympic Games, was a challenge, to say the least. A crash I had at the 2014 Sochi Games took me out of sport for two years following the Olympics. Read More …
A 4 Year Journey, Leading to my 4th Winter Olympics It was never a dream of mine to compete at the Olympics, as I started competing in snowboarding the Olympics became a goal. I’ve learned a lot in the past four years. It wasn’t an easy journey, but I’m grateful to be back. 2006 My First Read More …
Standing Up For What’s Right! Vancouver Pride Parade 2017 Team Canada #OneTeam 2013 was the first time Team Canada asked athletes to partake in Canadian Pride Parades. When I was asked it was a no brainer, if I was in town I was going. 2013 was an interesting time for Olympic Athletes with Putin enforcing Read More …
The Journey Back Up The Mountain Life is a roller coaster and you never know what it’s going to toss your way. I’m extremely happy to share my first TedxYouth talk about my journey. Please share it with your friends. xoxo Mercedes TEDxYouth@Granville Why I Share My Story If you would like to read Read More …
A Year Today The Fall That Got Me, Shochi 2014 I suffered a concussion, that I was not aware of until that night. I did get back up after this fall and tried my darnedest to get through my contest runs, that were no where near as good as I was riding before this crash. Read More …
NY Times 36 hours Whistler I was lucky enough to have the NY Times as my first clients as a Whistler Blackcomb Ski or Ride with an Olympian! They were filming a NY Times 36 hours Whistler. Check out how they spent their 36 hours in Whistler:) click images for video Come ride Whistler Blackcomb Read More …
Ski or Ride with an Olympian Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ski or snowboard with an Olympian? Follow in their tracks, copy their technique or hear their stories? Wonder no longer with Snow School’s most exclusive program. So happy to announce that I will be a part of the Read More …
BC Lions Recognizing Olympians at Halftime Big THANKS to the BC Lions for having BC Olympians Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa, Ontairo Olympian, Derek Livingston and myself to your game last Saturday.Thank you for recognizing us at halftime on the field. Great time being a spectator and getting to walk out on the field. Thank you! Next time Read More …
Nicoll Still Feeling Effects of Crash From Sochi Games Pique News Magazine A HUGE thank you to Eric MacKenzie for this write up! It sums up my last couple of months, and why I haven’t been on social media as much as I used to. Still recovering:( Take a read! click image for article
Three-time Olympian Mercedes Nicoll’s story Video of the Road to Sochi 2014 Thank you to all my sponsors, especially PWDR ROOM for being there for me through the good, bad and black eye;) xoxo M
Recovery, Looking Back, My Falls, Sochi 2014 Still recovering here from my concussion I was browsing the web quickly and for the first time got to see my second fall at the Games. To clarify, I got my injuries from my first fall in practice that day, unfortunately the World broadcast doesn’t show this, and Read More …
Closing Ceremonies Sochi 2014 Olympics Closing time, closing ceremonies Sochi 2014 olympics picture from CBC. Can’t believe the Games are over! So many ups and downs. Such an amazing opportunity, couldn’t have been possible with out everyone being there for me. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Can’t help but feel sad leaving my extended Read More …
My Fall, Sochi 2014 Video footage of my fall in practice, Feburary 13th, 2014, Sochi Winter Olympic Games Practice didn’t really go the way I wanted it to..Really wanted to put a back 9 in my run, this was going to be my last practice run, until I fell. I knew I had to get Read More …
Olympics Photos, Sochi 2014 Couple shots of the journey so far:) Enjoy Classic rings shot Me and Alex Duckworth Brad Martin in the black, Derek living stone in the yellow, me in the green, Alex Duckworth getting low. Casual press conference Really serious snowboarder Gearing up for the opening ceremonies with Spencer Obrien The boys Read More …
CBC Sports interview with Signa Butler I was lucky enough to have an interview at the bottom of the Quebec halfpipe with Signa Buter at CBC. Things didn’t go as well as I would have likes at the contest here, but patiently waiting the naming of the rest of the Canadian Olympic Team this Tuesday Read More …