Canadian ski jumper
Matthew Soukup (born 31 August 1997) is a Canadian ski jumper .[ 1] [ 2] Soukup started skiing at the age of three, and later on picked up the sport of ski jumping.[ 1] His surname is pronounced as "soh-koop" (shortly).
Career
Soukup has competed at two World Championships.[ 1] Soukup trains in Slovenia, as the jumps at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary were shut down.[ 3]
2022 Winter Olympic Games
In January 2022, Soukup was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
On February 7, Soukup won the bronze medal as part of Canada's entry into the mixed team competition.[ 7] [ 8] This was Canada's first ever Olympic medal in the sport of ski jumping.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
References
^ a b c "Matthew Soukup" . www.skijumpingcanada.com/ . Ski Jumping Canada . Retrieved 30 January 2021 .
^ "Matthew Soukup" . www.olympic.ca/ . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 January 2022 .
^ Barnes, Dan (26 November 2021). "Resilient Canadian ski jumpers kick off another World Cup season on the road" . Toronto Sun . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2022 .
^ Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "Four ski jumpers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022" . www.olympic.ca/ . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 21 January 2022 .
^ "Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes named to his fourth Canadian Olympic ski jump team" . Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022 .
^ "Four Calgarians nominated to compete in ski jumping at Beijing 2022" . www . Ski Jumping Canada . 21 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022 .
^ "Canadian ski jumpers win Olympic bronze in mixed team event" . www.cbc.ca/ . CBC Sports . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022 .
^ "Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump" . Toronto Star . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022 .
^ "Canadians earn first ski jumping medal in history, winning team bronze" . www.sportsnet.ca/ . Sportsnet . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022 .
^ D'Andrea, Aaron (7 February 2022). "Canada wins first-ever Olympic medal in ski jumping at Beijing Games" . Global News . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2022 .
^ Nichols, Paula (7 February 2022). "Canada wins first ever Olympic ski jumping medal in debut of mixed team event" . www.olympic.ca/ . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2022 .
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