Canadian ski jumper
Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Country Canada Full name Mackenzie James Boyd-Clowes Born (1991-07-13 ) 13 July 1991 (age 33) Toronto , Ontario , CanadaHeight 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Ski club Altius Nordic Ski Club Personal best 224 m (735 ft) Planica , 17 March 2016 Seasons 2009 –2014 2016 –presentIndiv. starts 167 Team starts 4 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
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
World Cup
Standings
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
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
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
115
9
34
38
–
–
15
6
47
23
29
q
27
35
26
25
30
36
40
35
35
27
–
q
44
–
2021/22
15
30
36
q
37
q
32
33
41
33
25
45
q
DQ
31
26
39
32
30
32
–
–
40
q
29
References
^ Barnes, Dan (24 January 2018). "Ski Jumping Canada deems two athletes 'ready for prime time' at Pyeongchang Olympics" . National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018 . Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
^ "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
^ "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
^ 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
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
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