Brendan Mackay Explained
Brendan Mackay (born 7 June 1997) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the half-pipe discipline.[1] [2] He won the gold medal in the event at the 2023 freestyle skiing world championships.[3]
Career
Mackay has been part of the national team since 2015.[1]
During the 2021–22 World Cup Season, Mackay won medals in all three events: bronze in Copper Mountain followed by back-to-back gold medals in Calgary, leading him to finish first in the overall halfpipe standings.[4]
On January 24, 2022, Mackay was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the halfpipe event.[5] [6]
In 2023 he won the men's half-pipe gold medal at the freestyle skiing world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Brendan Mackay. www.freestylecanada.ski/. Freestyle Canada. 1 February 2022.
- Web site: Brendan Mackay. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 1 February 2022.
- News: Canada's Brendan Mackay wins men's halfpipe skiing world title . 4 March 2023 . CBC Sports . 4 March 2023.
- News: Haynes. Darren. 31 December 2021. Canadian freestyle skier Brendan Mackay wins World Cup halfpipe gold. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1 February 2022.
- Web site: Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220129/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/24/team-canada-adds-24-freestyle-skiers-to-the-roster-for-beijing-2022/ . 2022-01-29 . live. Nichols. Paula. 24 January 2022. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 24 January 2022.
- News: Ewing. Lori. 24 January 2022. Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 24 January 2022.
