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+ | | birthdates = {{Birth date and age|1977|1|3|mf=yes}} (Jody)<br />{{Birth date and age|1981|4|14|mf=yes}} (Cory) |
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+ | | hometowns = Ottawa, Ontario (Jody)<br />Edmonton, Alberta (Cory) |
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+ | | occupations = Retired Army Sniper/Motivational Speaker (Jody)<br />Labour Relations Officer (Cory) |
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− | | name1 = Jody Mitic |
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+ | | season = {{S|1ca}} |
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− | | name2 = Cory Mitic |
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+ | | place = 2nd |
+ | | win = 3 |
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+ | | roadblock = Jody: 6<br />Cory: 6 |
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+ | | average = 3.20 |
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+ | '''Jody "Jo" Mitic''' and '''Cory Mitic''' are a team of '''Brothers''' on {{S|1ca}}. |
+ | They remained in the background for first half of the season both airtime-wise and gameplay-wise, but stepped into the limelight by winning leg 7, and then the two following legs, and were the favorites heading into the finale as the were the only team remaining to have previously won a leg. After trailing for most of the final leg, they arrived at the Final [[Roadblock]] minutes after [[Vanessa & Celina]]. However, Cory struggled to remember the flowers, allowing [[Tim & Tim]] to pass them, leaving the brothers in 2nd place. |
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− | == |
+ | ==Profile== |
+ | ===Jody=== |
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− | *Age: 36 (Jan 3, 1977) |
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+ | '''Age:''' 36 (Jan 3, 1977)<br /> |
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− | *Hometown: Ottawa, ON |
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+ | '''Hometown:''' Ottawa, ON<br /> |
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− | *Connection to Teammate: Brother |
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+ | '''Connection to Teammate:''' Brother<br /> |
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− | *Current Occupation: Army Sniper (Ret), Motivational Speaker |
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+ | '''Current Occupation:''' Army Sniper (Ret), Motivational Speaker<br /> |
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− | *Nickname: N/A |
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+ | '''Nickname:''' Jo<br /> |
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− | *Place of Birth: Kitchener, ON |
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+ | '''Place of Birth:''' Kitchener, ON<br /> |
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− | *Couldn’t live without: My motorcycle |
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+ | '''Couldn't live without:''' My motorcycle<br /> |
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− | *Strengths: Military training, race car driving, long range firearms |
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+ | '''Strengths:''' Military training, race car driving, long range firearms<br /> |
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− | *Fears/Phobias: Eating weird stuff |
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+ | '''Fears/Phobias:''' Eating weird stuff<br /> |
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− | *Favourite travel destination: New Zealand |
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+ | '''Favourite travel destination:''' {{wp|New Zealand}} |
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+ | ===Cory=== |
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+ | '''Age:''' 32 (April 14, 1981)<br /> |
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+ | '''Hometown:''' Edmonton, AB<br /> |
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+ | '''Connection to Teammate:''' Brother<br /> |
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+ | '''Current Occupation:''' Labour Relations Officer<br /> |
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+ | '''Nickname:''' n/a<br /> |
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+ | '''Place of Birth:''' Kitchener, ON<br /> |
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+ | '''Couldn't live without:''' Family, friends, and good food<br /> |
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+ | '''Good luck charm:''' My good will towards others<br /> |
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+ | '''Strengths:''' Conflict resolution, singing, negotiations<br /> |
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+ | '''Fears/Phobias:''' Falling, eating strange things<br /> |
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+ | '''Favourite travel destination:''' Our old family cottage |
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+ | Jody was a sniper for the Canadian forces, and while on duty in Afghanistan in 2007, he stepped on a land mine and lost both his legs below the knee. After an extraordinary recovery, Jody was running 5 km charity runs in a little over a year on his new prosthetic feet. "It's obviously going to be a challenge," Jody says of his prosthetics, "but we're going to have to overcome that with determination." |
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− | ===Cory Mitic=== |
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+ | Cory was by Jody's side during his recovery and then relocated to Alberta to take a job five years ago. The distance has been hard on the brothers and they're looking forward to re-establishing their strong bond. "We'll rely on each other to get the job done," says Cory. "Our interaction will probably be laced with a lot of bleeps for the viewers at home, and comic relief, also quite a bit of fireworks," says Jody. |
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− | *Age: 32 (April 14, 1981) |
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+ | Within a few months of returning home, Jody was reunited with one of the medics who evacuated him from Afghanistan. The two are now common law partners of five years and have two beautiful girls together. With the birth of his first daughter, Jody vowed to always strive to be a better person, someone his daughter would look up to and be proud to call Dad. |
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− | *Hometown: Edmonton, AB |
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− | *Connection to Teammate: Brother |
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− | *Current Occupation: Labour Relations Officer |
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− | *Nickname: n/a |
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− | *Place of Birth: Kitchener, ON |
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− | *Couldn’t live without: Family, friends, and good food |
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− | *Good luck charm: My good will towards others |
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− | *Strengths: Conflict resolution, singing, negotiations |
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− | *Fears/Phobias: Falling, eating strange things |
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− | *Favourite travel destination: Our old family cottage |
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− | ==Biography== |
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− | Jody was a sniper for the Canadian forces, and while on duty in Afghanistan in 2007, he stepped on a land mine and lost both his legs below the knee. After an extraordinary recovery, Jody was running 5 km charity runs in a little over a year on his new prosthetic feet. “It’s obviously going to be a challenge,” Jody says of his prosthetics, “but we’re going to have to overcome that with determination.” |
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− | Cory was by Jody’s side during his recovery and then relocated to Alberta to take a job five years ago. The distance has been hard on the brothers and they’re looking forward to re-establishing their strong bond. “We’ll rely on each other to get the job done,” says Cory. “Our interaction will probably be laced with a lot of bleeps for the viewers at home, and comic relief, also quite a bit of fireworks,” says Jody. |
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− | Within a few months of returning home, Jody was reunited with one of the medics who evacuated him from Afghanistan. The two are now common law partners of five years and have two beautiful girls together. With the birth of his first daughter, Jody vowed to always strive to be a better person, someone his daughter would look up to and be proud to call Dad. |
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− | Motto: “They are the enemy and we shall destroy them.” |
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− | How will they plan to win The Race: Focus, hard work, calculated risk. |
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− | Number one roadblock as team: “Being patient and bringing the intensity down a little bit from red line.” |
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− | ==Videos== |
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− | [[File:Team Mitic for Amazing Race Canada|thumb|left|300 px]] |
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− | {{brclear}} |
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− | ==Memorable Moments== |
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− | *Nearly losing a footrace to [[Kristen & Darren]] on the fourth leg. |
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− | *Tying for 2nd place with [[Holly & Brett]] in a photo-finish on the sixth leg. |
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− | *Jody telling bypassers the story of how his legs were lost to get $75 instead of entertaining them. |
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− | *Out-running Vanessa & Celina for 2nd place overall. |
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− | *Winning 3 straight legs going into the finale, but blowing it over the final roadblock |
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− | ==Canada Season 1== |
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− | *Leg 1: 7th |
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− | *Leg 2: 3rd |
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− | *Leg 3: 5th |
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− | *Leg 4: 6th |
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− | *Leg 5: 4th |
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− | *Leg 6: 2nd (Tied with Holly & Brett) |
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− | *Leg 7: 1st |
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− | *Leg 8: 1st |
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− | *Leg 9: 1st |
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− | *Leg 10: 2nd |
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− | ==Records== |
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− | ===Franchise=== |
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− | ===Version=== |
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− | *First team to win a leg and get to the final three |
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− | *Jody is the first with prosetic limbs on the race. |
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− | ====Season==== |
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+ | '''Motto:''' "They are the enemy and we shall destroy them."<br /> |
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+ | '''How will they plan to win The Race:''' Focus, hard work, calculated risk.<br /> |
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+ | '''Number one roadblock as team:''' "Being patient and bringing the intensity down a little bit from red line." |
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+ | ==The Amazing Race Canada 1== |
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+ | ===Race History=== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;" |
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+ | ! colspan="7"|Jody & Cory's Race History |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! Episode |
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+ | ! Leg |
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+ | ! Destination(s) |
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+ | ! [[Detour]] Choice<br />(underlined) |
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+ | ! [[Roadblock]]<br />Performer |
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+ | ! Placement |
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+ | ! Notes |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2"|[[Where in the World Is Ogopogo?|1]] |
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+ | ! rowspan="2"|1 |
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+ | | rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Ontario → British Columbia}} |
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+ | | rowspan="2"|''No Detour'' |
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+ | | Cory |
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+ | | rowspan="2"|7 of 9 |
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+ | | rowspan="2"|[[#fn 1|<sup>[1]</sup>]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Jody |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[Se Hou Leng|2]] |
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+ | ! 2 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|British Columbia}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Draw It / <u>Dance It</u>}} |
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+ | | Cory |
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+ | | 3 of 8 |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[Hoodoos & Hoodonts|3]] |
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+ | ! 3 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|British Columbia → Alberta}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|<u>Lump by Lump</u> / Bone by Bone}} |
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+ | | Jody |
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+ | | 5 of 7 |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[Grab a 'Nug|4]] |
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+ | ! 4 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Alberta → Northwest Territories → Yukon}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Yukon Supply Run / <u>Klondike Gold Rush</u>}} |
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+ | | Cory |
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+ | | 6 of 7 |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[Death by Lentils|5]] |
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+ | ! 5 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Yukon → Saskatchewan}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|<u>Brawn</u> / Beauty}} |
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+ | | Jody |
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+ | | 4 of 6 |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[Check the Cannons!|6]] |
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+ | ! 6 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Saskatchewan → Quebec}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|<u>Sculpt It</u> / Spot It}} |
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+ | | Cory |
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+ | | 2 of 5 |
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+ | | [[#fn 2|<sup>[2]</sup>]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[We Don't Have Time for the Bathroom|7]] |
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+ | ! 7 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Quebec → Nunavut}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|<u>Harpoon Hunter</u> / Igloo Builder}} |
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+ | | Jody |
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+ | | {{1|1 of 5}} |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[Clutch and Release|8]] |
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+ | ! 8 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Nunavut → Nova Scotia}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|<u>Surf</u> / Turf}} |
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+ | | Cory |
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+ | | {{1|1 of 4}} |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [[Ah-mazing|9]] |
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+ | ! 9 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Nova Scotia → Newfoundland and Labrador}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Tell a Tale / <u>Wag a Tail</u>}} |
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+ | | Jody |
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+ | | {{1|1 of 4}} |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2"|[[The Family Race Off|10]] |
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+ | ! rowspan="2"|10 |
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+ | | rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Newfoundland and Labrador → Ontario}} |
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+ | | rowspan="2"|''No Detour'' |
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+ | | Jody |
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+ | | {{Runner-Up|2 of 3|2}} |
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+ | | rowspan="2"|[[#fn 3|<sup>[3]</sup>]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | Cory |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);"| |
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+ | ! '''Average''' |
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+ | | '''3.20''' |
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+ | | style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);"| |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="7" style="text-align: left;"|{{LeaderboardLegend|express|uturn|uturn2}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="7" style="text-align: left;"| |
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+ | <small>'''Notes:''' |
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+ | {{note|1}} This leg featured two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one. |
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+ | {{note|2}} '''Jody & Cory''' were tied with '''[[Holly & Brett]]''' for 2nd place, as they arrived on the mat at exactly the same time. |
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+ | </small> |
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+ | |} |
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+ | ==Post-Race== |
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+ | * In October 2014, Jody was elected to Ottawa City Council.<ref>http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-votes-innes-ward</ref> |
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+ | * Following the Race, Jody also became a public speaker and author, releasing 2 books: ''Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian'' Sniper, a memoir chronicling his experience in the military and his recovery following the loss of his legs in Afghanistan, and a second book, ''Everyday Heroes: Inspirational Stories From Men and Women In the Canadian Armed Forces'', a collection of stories from others who served.<ref>https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/contributor/author/jody-mitic/</ref> |
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+ | ** He was a panelist on the 2017 season of the CBC series, ''Canada Reads'', a debate competition to determine the year's best work by a Canadian author. He defended the futuristic novel ''Nostalgia'' by M.G. Vassangi.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/get-to-know-canada-reads-panellist-jody-mitic-1.4037947</ref><ref>http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/monday-march-6-2017-the-shins-james-mercer-the-cast-of-goon-and-more-1.4008583/jody-mitic-defends-nostalgia-by-m-g-vassanji-for-canada-reads-1.4009021</ref> |
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==Trivia== |
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+ | ===Canada Records=== |
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+ | * Jody & Cory are the first family team to win a leg. |
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+ | * First team to make it to the final leg. |
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+ | * First team to finish the race in 2nd Place. |
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+ | * {{Twitter|JODYMITIC|Jody}} |
− | *{{Twitter|CoryMitic}} |
+ | * {{Twitter|CoryMitic|Cory}} |
+ | ==References== |
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Revision as of 17:39, 8 November 2019
Jody "Jo" Mitic and Cory Mitic are a team of Brothers on The Amazing Race Canada 1.
They remained in the background for first half of the season both airtime-wise and gameplay-wise, but stepped into the limelight by winning leg 7, and then the two following legs, and were the favorites heading into the finale as the were the only team remaining to have previously won a leg. After trailing for most of the final leg, they arrived at the Final Roadblock minutes after Vanessa & Celina. However, Cory struggled to remember the flowers, allowing Tim & Tim to pass them, leaving the brothers in 2nd place.
Profile
Jody
Age: 36 (Jan 3, 1977)
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Connection to Teammate: Brother
Current Occupation: Army Sniper (Ret), Motivational Speaker
Nickname: Jo
Place of Birth: Kitchener, ON
Couldn't live without: My motorcycle
Strengths: Military training, race car driving, long range firearms
Fears/Phobias: Eating weird stuff
Favourite travel destination: New Zealand
Cory
Age: 32 (April 14, 1981)
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Connection to Teammate: Brother
Current Occupation: Labour Relations Officer
Nickname: n/a
Place of Birth: Kitchener, ON
Couldn't live without: Family, friends, and good food
Good luck charm: My good will towards others
Strengths: Conflict resolution, singing, negotiations
Fears/Phobias: Falling, eating strange things
Favourite travel destination: Our old family cottage
Jody was a sniper for the Canadian forces, and while on duty in Afghanistan in 2007, he stepped on a land mine and lost both his legs below the knee. After an extraordinary recovery, Jody was running 5 km charity runs in a little over a year on his new prosthetic feet. "It's obviously going to be a challenge," Jody says of his prosthetics, "but we're going to have to overcome that with determination." Cory was by Jody's side during his recovery and then relocated to Alberta to take a job five years ago. The distance has been hard on the brothers and they're looking forward to re-establishing their strong bond. "We'll rely on each other to get the job done," says Cory. "Our interaction will probably be laced with a lot of bleeps for the viewers at home, and comic relief, also quite a bit of fireworks," says Jody. Within a few months of returning home, Jody was reunited with one of the medics who evacuated him from Afghanistan. The two are now common law partners of five years and have two beautiful girls together. With the birth of his first daughter, Jody vowed to always strive to be a better person, someone his daughter would look up to and be proud to call Dad.
Motto: "They are the enemy and we shall destroy them."
How will they plan to win The Race: Focus, hard work, calculated risk.
Number one roadblock as team: "Being patient and bringing the intensity down a little bit from red line."
The Amazing Race Canada 1
Race History
Jody & Cory's Race History | ||||||
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Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
Placement | Notes |
1 | 1 | Ontario → British Columbia | No Detour | Cory | 7 of 9 | [1] |
Jody | ||||||
2 | 2 | British Columbia | Draw It / Dance It | Cory | 3 of 8 | |
3 | 3 | British Columbia → Alberta | Lump by Lump / Bone by Bone | Jody | 5 of 7 | |
4 | 4 | Alberta → Northwest Territories → Yukon | Yukon Supply Run / Klondike Gold Rush | Cory | 6 of 7 | |
5 | 5 | Yukon → Saskatchewan | Brawn / Beauty | Jody | 4 of 6 | |
6 | 6 | Saskatchewan → Quebec | Sculpt It / Spot It | Cory | 2 of 5 | [2] |
7 | 7 | Quebec → Nunavut | Harpoon Hunter / Igloo Builder | Jody | 1 of 5 | |
8 | 8 | Nunavut → Nova Scotia | Surf / Turf | Cory | 1 of 4 | |
9 | 9 | Nova Scotia → Newfoundland and Labrador | Tell a Tale / Wag a Tail | Jody | 1 of 4 | |
10 | 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador → Ontario | No Detour | Jody | 2 of 3 | [3] |
Cory | ||||||
Average | 3.20 | |||||
Legend:
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Notes:
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Post-Race
- In October 2014, Jody was elected to Ottawa City Council.[1]
- Following the Race, Jody also became a public speaker and author, releasing 2 books: Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper, a memoir chronicling his experience in the military and his recovery following the loss of his legs in Afghanistan, and a second book, Everyday Heroes: Inspirational Stories From Men and Women In the Canadian Armed Forces, a collection of stories from others who served.[2]
Trivia
Canada Records
- Jody & Cory are the first family team to win a leg.
- First team to make it to the final leg.
- First team to finish the race in 2nd Place.
External links
- Jody's Twitter: @JODYMITIC
- Cory's Twitter: @CoryMitic
References
- ↑ http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-votes-innes-ward
- ↑ https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/contributor/author/jody-mitic/
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/get-to-know-canada-reads-panellist-jody-mitic-1.4037947
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/monday-march-6-2017-the-shins-james-mercer-the-cast-of-goon-and-more-1.4008583/jody-mitic-defends-nostalgia-by-m-g-vassanji-for-canada-reads-1.4009021
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