Megan Oldham

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]

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

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. "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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