Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes

Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
Country Canada
Full nameMackenzie
James Boyd-Clowes
Born (1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 (age 33)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski clubAltius Nordic Ski Club
Personal best224 m (735 ft) National and North American record
Planica, 17 March 2016
World Cup career
Seasons20092014
2016–present
Indiv. starts167
Team starts4
Medal record
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Mixed team
Updated on 6 March 2022.

Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (born 13 July 1991) is a Canadian ski jumper.

Career

2009: World Cup debut

Mackenzie was raised in Calgary, Alberta, where he trained on the ski jumps at Canada Olympic Park. He made his world cup debut in 2009 in Vancouver, where he took 42nd place. He performed at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, where he finished 46th at individual large hill event.

2010: First Olympics

At his first and home 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 44th in the individual normal hill, 36th in the individual large hill and 12th place at the large hill team event. He performed at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Norway, where he finished 39th at individual large hill event.

2012: Ski flying world championships

He performed at FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012 in Vikersund, Norway, where he finished 36th at individual flying hill event. He set the Canadian ski flying national record at 205 metres (673 ft), which he jumped in Harrachov, Czech Republic in 2013 and improved in three years later.

2014: Second Olympics

His best World Cup result is 9th place at ski flying individual event in Bad Mitterndorf in January 2014, in a discipline which he likes the most. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, he finished 37th in the individual normal hill, 25th in the individual large hill and 12th place at the large hill team event.

2016: Return after break

After one season break, he returned to the world cup in the 2015/16 season. He improved his own Canadian ski flying national record two times at 216.5 metres (710 ft) which he jumped in Kulm, Austria at the training round of FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2016 where he finished 27th place individual. He lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2018 Winter Olympics

Boyd-Clowes was named to his third Olympic team on January 24, 2018.[1][2][3][4]

2022 Winter Olympics

In January 2022, Boyd-Clowes was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[5][6][7]

On February 7, Boyd-Clowes won the bronze medal as part of Canada's entry into the mixed team competition.[8][9] This was Canada's first ever Olympic medal in the sport of ski jumping.[10][11][12]

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Men Mixed
2010 Canada Vancouver q q 12 N/A
2014 Russia Sochi 37 25 12 N/A
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 26 21 N/A
2022 China Beijing 16 33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Normal Large Mixed
2009 Czech Republic Liberec q 46 N/A N/A
2011 Norway Oslo DNS 39
2013 Italy Predazzo did not participate
2015 Sweden Falun
2017 Finland Lahti 39 38 N/A 12
2019 Austria Seefeld 32 27 N/A
2021 Germany Oberstdorf 34 28 N/A 10

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

Year Place Individual Team
2010 Slovenia Planica
2012 Norway Vikersund 36
2014 Czech Republic Harrachov 30 N/A
2016 Austria Tauplitz 27
2018 Germany Oberstdorf 36
2020 Slovenia Planica 23
2022 Norway Vikersund

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7 NT
2008/09 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2009/10 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2010/11 71 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2011/12 68 42 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2012/13 55 62 34 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2013/14 55 43 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2015/16 44 56 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2016/17 41 40 56 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2017/18 47 47 33 25 N/A 64 N/A
2018/19 51 47 40 34 45 N/A 58 N/A
2019/20 50 40 49 34 30 N/A N/A
2020/21 32 37 N/A 27 N/A 50 N/A
2021/22 58 33 42 N/A N/A N/A

Individual starts (167)

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Points
2008/09 0
42 49 48 q
2009/10 0
q q q q 45
2010/11 5
28 29 q 48 q
2011/12 5
42 46 33 37 28 43 q 29 q
2012/13 27
q q 44 38 q q q 47 45 39 19 24
2013/14 62
q 47 37 36 24 25 26 q 36 q 9 36 16 44 q 41 36 37 41 45
2015/16 50
29 37 41 31 47 q 44 q 34 20 DQ 46 46 29 38 22 31 41 33 30 34 18 19
2016/17 52
32 35 12 36 21 38 29 36 31 21 q 43 41 35 DQ 39 28 34 26 q 41 q 39
2017/18 31
41 q 44 q 34 43 q 39 51 28 33 32 15 27 44 DS q
2018/19 Wisła Kuusamo Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Val di Fiemme Val di Fiemme Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Lahti Willingen Willingen Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Vikersund Planica Planica 18
37 27 45 31 38 29 28 31 q q 38 38 48 35 q q q 39 46 48 46 29 31 24 q
2019/20 Wisła Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Val di Fiemme Val di Fiemme Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Willingen Tauplitz Tauplitz Râșnov Râșnov Lahti Lahti Oslo Lillehammer 20
41 46 q 42 48 q 17 39 37 37 42 44 40 30 32 q 29 48 40 34 q 35 28 32 q
2020/21 Wisła Ruka Ruka Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Zakopane Lahti Willingen Willingen Klingenthal Klingenthal Zakopane Zakopane Râșnov Planica Planica Planica 115
9 34 38 15 6 47 23 29 q 27 35 26 25 30 36 40 35 35 27 q 44
2021/22 Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Ruka Ruka Wisła Klingenthal Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bischofshofen Bischofshofen Bischofshofen Zakopane Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Willingen Willingen Lahti Lahti Lillehammer Oslo Oslo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Planica Planica 15
30 36 q 37 q 32 33 41 33 25 45 q DQ 31 26 39 32 30 32 40 q 29

References

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  2. ^ "Henrich, Boyd-Clowes named to Canada's Olympic ski jumping team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 27 January 2018. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
  3. ^ "Canadian ski jumping team sending pair to Olympics". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 27 January 2018. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
  4. ^ Da Silveira, Brittany (24 January 2018). "Team Canada ski jumpers nominated for PyeongChang 2018". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 27 January 2018. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
  5. ^ Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "Four ski jumpers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes named to his fourth Canadian Olympic ski jump team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Four Calgarians nominated to compete in ski jumping at Beijing 2022". www. Ski Jumping Canada. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Canadian ski jumpers win Olympic bronze in mixed team event". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Canadians earn first ski jumping medal in history, winning team bronze". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (7 February 2022). "Canada wins first-ever Olympic medal in ski jumping at Beijing Games". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.