Eric Mitchell (skier) explained

Eric Mitchell
Native Name Lang:English
National Team:Canada
Birth Date:10 April 1992
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport:Ski jumper

Eric Mitchell (born 1992) is a Canadian ski jumper who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 12th in the team large hill, 49th in the individual normal hill, and 51st in the individual large hill events.

Mitchell's best career individual finish was 1st in an FIS Cup HS 106 event at Poland in 2011.

In 2013, he was the top Canadian at the National Championships in Whistler.

Mitchell officially came out as gay in a profile on the LGBT sports publication Outsports in 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.outsports.com/2015/7/8/8910379/eric-mitchell-gay-canadian-olympic-skier "How this gay Olympic ski jumper did the impossible"