Matthew Soukup
Matthew Soukup in 2017
Personal information
Born (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportSki jumping
Medal record
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingMixed team

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Matthew Soukup". www.skijumpingcanada.com/. Ski Jumping Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Soukup". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes named to his fourth Canadian Olympic ski jump team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Four Calgarians nominated to compete in ski jumping at Beijing 2022". www. Ski Jumping Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Canadian ski jumpers win Olympic bronze in mixed team event". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Canadians earn first ski jumping medal in history, winning team bronze". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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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