Beijing Olympics 2022: Canada soars to 1st-ever medal in ski jumping; snags gold in snowboarding

Canada won a historic bronze medal in mixed team ski jumping at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday.

Meanwhile, snowboarder Max Parrot brought Canada its first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, after coming in first in the men’s snowboard slopestyle.

But he wasn't the only one on the podium, with Mark McMorris joining him in the bronze medal spot for the same event.

The ski jumpers, made up of Olympians Alexandria Loutitt, Abigail Strate, Matthew Soukup and Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, earned Canada its sixth medal of the Games and its first Olympic win in the sport of ski jumping.

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