Megan Oldham

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Megan Oldham
Personal information
Born (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air

Megan Oldham (born 12 May 2001) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines.[1][2] Oldham grew up in Parry Sound, Ontario.[3]

Career

Oldham joined the national team in 2018.[1] In January 2019, Oldham won her first World Cup medal, a silver, in the slopestyle event.[4]

Oldham competed at her first World Championships in 2021. Oldham won the bronze medal in the slopestyle and fourth in the big air.[5]

At the 2022 Winter X Games, Oldham won two medals: a silver in big air and a bronze in the slopestyle.[6]

On January 24, 2022, Oldham was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the big air and slopestyle events. She earned a fourth place finish in Big Air. [7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Megan Oldham". www.freestylecanada.ski/. Freestyle Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Megan Oldham". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ Bissonette, Sarah (26 January 2022). "Parry Sound's Megan Oldham representing Canada at the Winter Olympics". Parrysound.co. Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ Awad, Brandi (27 January 2019). "Max Moffatt And Megan Oldham reach World Cup podium for the first time in Italy". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Canada's Oldham wins slopestyle bronze in her first world championships". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ Awad, Brandi (30 January 2021). "X Games: Megan Oldham captures a second medal in Aspen". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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