About Me

My name is Caily Lemmex. I am a competitive Snowboard Cross (SBX) athlete on the Ontario High Performance Team. I live in Dunrobin, Ontario and train at Mont Ste. Marie Quebec with Club Prestige.

I have dedicated countless hours to training and competing in SBX at the highest level possible for my age. In 2025 I finished my stint in U15 as the Canadian Junior SBX National Champion as well as the Ontario and Quebec Provincial Champ.. in 2024 and 2025 I was nominated for Female SBX Athlete of the Year by Quebec Snowboard. In 2024 I was chosen as Ottawa Sport Athlete of the year for snowboarding.

The summer of 2024 I started cross-training by BMX racing with Nepean BMX. I ranked nationally and provincially in my first season.

My goal this year:

As I enter my first year competing against FIS women, I am focused on increasing my speed, refining my technique, and racing on longer, harder NORAM tracks in Canada and the US. I’d also like to be chosen to represent Ontario at the Canada Winter Games.

My long term goal:

I want to represent Canada at the 2026 and 2027 SBX Jr World Cup, the 2028 Youth Olympics, the SBX World Cup, and the 2030 Winter Olympics.

I also want to be a firefighter one day.

MY STORY

I was born in Vietnam in 2010. I lived in an orphanage until 2011 when my mom finally found me and brought me “home” to Canada where I saw snow for the first time. Yeha!

See it   

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Check out my vlog to see the first time I ever saw, felt or stood on snow. Who knew what that would lead to.

Dream it

A young girl with black hair, smiling and holding a long ski in a room with red chairs and people in the background.

I was born a couple weeks before the 2010 Winter Olympics and still have the Canada team sweater hanging over my bed. Watching the olympics is awesome. I’d love to represent Canada one day.

My mom loves sports and makes sure I try lots of different ones. She had me on hockey skates at 18 months and skis at 2. Of course she wanted me to play hockey and soccer (her sports) but I had other plans.

Try it

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A young child in a black sports jersey with pink socks standing on a grassy field near a soccer ball, with a soccer goal, orange cones, and other children playing in the background under a clear blue sky.
Two young hockey players in black and yellow jerseys on the ice rink with a coach or official in the background, inside an arena with red seats and advertising boards.
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A young girl smiling and wearing a medal around her neck, standing in a bathroom.

The first time I won a medal I was hooked. There is nothing like it.

I don’t like losing. But I know that losing means I’m trying - and learning.

Feel it

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Find it

A young person in winter clothing, including a camouflage jacket, bright green helmet, and gloves, is mid-air on a snowboard in a snowy outdoor skate park with a snow bank and trees in the background.

In 2017 I tried snowboarding for the first time and my world changed. I LOVED IT.

My first instructors were Breen and Michelle from Mount Pakenham - my hometown hill. They gave me the confidence to try my first freestyle competition and Dual Banked Slalom (Ok. My mom also bribed me with candy - but it worked).

The next year I met Cassandra Smith who ran the the Akademy Snowboard team in Ottawa before becoming Head Coach for Nova Scotia Snowboard. She helped me develop and introduced me to boardercross - winning two silver medals… Cassandra saw that I liked going fast - and I was pretty good at it.

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A young person smiling and holding a snowboard medal in a snowy outdoor parking area.

Build it

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In 2021-22, I joined the Club Prestige SBX team at Mont Ste. Marie. My coaches and teammates are amazing. I’m learning so much and having a blast.

I love training on the weekends and doing to all the Quebec and Ontario SBX races with my team.

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Believe it

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In 2022-23 I kept learning and pushing myself.

Snowboarding helped me believe in myself - which has changed all areas of my life.

I have Tourettes Syndrome and a type of ADHD that can make things awkward for me and others. But on the hill, I don’t feel awkward at all. I feel free, focused and motivated. I believe anything is possible - and keep proving this to myself, my friends, my family and my community.

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Achieve it

My personal goal was to make it onto the Ontario Provincial Team someday – and I did it in 2023! Wow - 2 years before I thought I would.

Now, I'm even more determined to get even stronger and better at snowboarding, with dreams of representing Canada at international events.

Keep watching my posts for updates on how my year is going.

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Fuel it

2024 was a great year. I trained harder and competed more.

I raced 13 races and medaled in 12. I was nominated for Athlete of the Year by Quebec Snowboard. What an honour.

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A young man with short black hair jumping on a trampoline indoors, wearing a blue t-shirt, black shorts, and black sneakers, with a trainer or volunteer watching nearby.
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Expand it

In the summer I was determined to build my cardio. Someone suggested BMX biking as a fun way to stay in shape. They were right.

I joined Nepean BMX and tried my first race in June… Now I’m competing and ranked locally, provincially and nationally in the 14 intermediate category (though technically I’m still a novice).

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Two cyclists in protective gear riding BMX bikes on a dirt track with small jumps, surrounded by greenery and blue sky.