Canadian Ski Jumping Championships to be held in Calgary Sept. 26

September 17, 2015 ⎯ Calgary, Alberta

Canada’s best ski jumpers will soon gather in Calgary for the HUB Canadian Nationals and the AVIVA Canadian Invitational.

“This promises to be a very exciting competition,” says Tom Reid, Chair of Ski Jumping Canada. “On the men’s side, we have Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Canada’s current top male ski jumper. After a brief retirement, Mac returned to ski jumping with a vengeance to take one more shot at the Olympics. He’ll be challenged by several younger jumpers who have made great progress in the past year.” As for the ladies, the talent pool has considerably deepened since Women’s ski jumping finally became an Olympic sport for the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014. “Taylor Henrich finished 13th at the Sochi games and Atsuko Tanaka placed 12th,” says Reid. “Last year, Taylor made Canadian history by becoming the first woman to reach the podium in two World Cup competitions winning bronze in each. A remarkable achievement and she’s just getting started.” Reid says the next wave of Canadian women ski jumpers looks even more promising. “We have five young female jumpers who have been soaring in the past year,” he says. “These young ladies are outjumping nearly everyone in their respective age categories. Any one of them could podium at the Canadian Nationals. It’s going to be very exciting.” The HUB Canadian Nationals and the AVIVA Canadian Invitational will take place in Calgary on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Canada Olympic Park. For more information, please contact: Tom Reid Chair, Ski Jumping Canada Cell: 403-669-0630 Email: tom_reid@avivacanada.com