Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Explained

Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes
Fullname:Mackenzie
James Boyd-Clowes
Birth Date:1991 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:1.81 m
Club:Altius Nordic Ski Club
Personalbest:224 m (735 ft)
Planica, 17 March 2016
Seasons:20092014
2016–present
Individual Starts:167
Team Starts:4
Updated: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 205m (673feet), 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 216.5m (710.3feet) 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

YearPlaceIndividualTeam
NormalLarge MenMixed
scope=row align=center2010 Vancouverqq12align=center style=color:#696969N/A
scope=row align=center2014 Sochi372512align=center style=color:#696969N/A
scope=row align=center2018 Pyeongchang2621align=center style=color:#696969N/A
scope=row align=center2022 Beijing1633align=center bgcolor=#A57164

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

YearPlaceIndividualTeam
NormalLarge NormalLargeMixed
scope=row align=center2009 Liberecq46align=center style=color:#696969N/Aalign=center style=color:#696969N/A
scope=row align=center2011 OsloDNS39
scope=row align=center2013 Predazzoalign=center colspan=5 rowspan=2 style=color:#696969did not participate
scope=row align=center2015 Falun
scope=row align=center2017 Lahti3938align=center style=color:#696969N/A12
scope=row align=center2019 Seefeld3227align=center style=color:#696969N/A
scope=row align=center2021 Oberstdorf3428align=center style=color:#696969N/A10

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

YearPlaceIndividualTeam
scope=row align=center2010 Planica
scope=row align=center2012 Vikersund36
scope=row align=center2014 Harrachov30align=center style=color:#696969N/A
scope=row align=center2016 Tauplitz27
scope=row align=center2018 Oberstdorf36
scope=row align=center2020 Planica23
scope=row align=center2022 Vikersund

World Cup

Standings

SeasonOverall
scope=row align=center2008/09N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2009/10N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2010/1171 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2011/1268 42 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2012/1355 62 34 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2013/1455 43 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2015/1644 56 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2016/1741 40 56 N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2017/1847 47 33 25 N/A 64 N/A
scope=row align=center51 47 40 34 45 N/A 58 N/A
scope=row align=center50 40 49 34 30 N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2020/2132 37 N/A 27 N/A 50 N/A
scope=row align=center2021/2233 42 N/A N/A N/A

Individual starts (167)

Notes and References

  1. News: Barnes . Dan . 24 January 2018 . Ski Jumping Canada deems two athletes 'ready for prime time' at Pyeongchang Olympics . . Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 27 January 2018 . https://archive.today/20190119090541/https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/ski-jumping-canada-deems-two-athletes-ready-for-prime-time-at-pyeongchang-olympics . 19 January 2019 . live . Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes .
  2. News: Henrich, Boyd-Clowes named to Canada's Olympic ski jumping team . . Toronto, Ontario . 24 January 2018 . 27 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127110009/http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/henrich-boyd-clowes-named-canadas-olympic-ski-jumping-team/ . 2018-01-27 . live . Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes.
  3. Web site: Canadian ski jumping team sending pair to Olympics . 24 January 2018 . CBC.ca . . 27 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126172632/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/skijumping/olympics-pyeongchang-canada-ski-jumping-team-announcement-1.4501723 . 2018-01-26 . live . Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes.
  4. Web site: Team Canada ski jumpers nominated for PyeongChang 2018 . Da Silveira . Brittany . 24 January 2018 . Olympic.ca . . 27 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074639/https://olympic.ca/2018/01/24/team-canada-ski-jumpers-nominated-for-pyeongchang-2018/ . 2018-01-28 . live . Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes.
  5. Web site: Four ski jumpers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022. Nichols. Paula. 21 January 2022. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 21 January 2022. 21 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121171245/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/21/four-ski-jumpers-nominated-to-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/. live.
  6. News: 21 January 2022. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes named to his fourth Canadian Olympic ski jump team. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 January 2022. 21 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121220303/https://www.tsn.ca/mackenzie-boyd-clowes-named-to-his-fourth-canadian-olympic-ski-jump-team-1.1748805. live.
  7. Web site: Four Calgarians nominated to compete in ski jumping at Beijing 2022. 21 January 2022. www.. Ski Jumping Canada. 30 January 2022. 30 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130235856/https://skijumpingcanada.com/2022/01/21/four-calgarians-nominated-to-compete-in-ski-jumping-at-beijing-2022/. live.
  8. Web site: Canadian ski jumpers win Olympic bronze in mixed team event. 7 February 2022. www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 7 February 2022. 7 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207134444/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/ski-jumping/mixed-team-ski-jumping-medal-canada-beijing-2022-1.6342136. live.
  9. News: 7 February 2022. Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump. Toronto Star. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 7 February 2022. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208011033/https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2022/02/07/cp-newsalert-canada-wins-bronze-in-mixed-team-ski-jump.html. live.
  10. Web site: Canadians earn first ski jumping medal in history, winning team bronze. 7 February 2022. www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 7 February 2022. 7 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207134255/https://www.sportsnet.ca/article/canadians-earn-first-ski-jumping-medal-history-winning-team-bronze/. live.
  11. News: D'Andrea. Aaron. 7 February 2022. Canada wins first-ever Olympic medal in ski jumping at Beijing Games. Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 7 February 2022. 7 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207135240/https://globalnews.ca/news/8599999/canada-first-olympic-medal-ski-jumping-beijing-olympics/. live.
  12. Web site: Canada wins first ever Olympic ski jumping medal in debut of mixed team event. Nichols. Paula. 7 February 2022. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 7 February 2022. 7 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207133428/https://olympic.ca/2022/02/07/canada-wins-first-ever-olympic-ski-jumping-medal-in-debut-of-mixed-team-event/. live.