Mackenzie BOYD-CLOWES

Canada

Ski Jumping

Date of Birth: 13 Jul 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TORONTO, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: CALGARY, AB

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Ski Jumping	Men's Normal Hill Individual	16
	Men's Large Hill Individual	33
	Mixed Team CAN Canada	3

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Trial Round for Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual 1st Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Mixed Team Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Mixed Team 1st Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Mixed Team Final Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Qualification Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual 1st Round	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Large Hill, Team	2014	Sochi, RUS
12	Large Hill, Team	2010	Vancouver, CAN
21	Large Hill	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
25	Large Hill, Individual	2014	Sochi, RUS
26	Normal Hill Individual	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
37	Normal Hill, Individual	2014	Sochi, RUS
	Large Hill, Individual	2010	Vancouver, CAN
	Normal Hill, Individual	2010	Vancouver, CAN

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
10	Normal Hill Team	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	298.9
12	Normal Hill Team	2017	Lahti, FIN	379.5
27	Large Hill	2019	Seefeld, AUT	212.1
28	Large Hill	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	201.3
32	Normal Hill	2019	Seefeld, AUT	82.8
34	Normal Hill	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	109.0
38	Large Hill	2017	Lahti, FIN	94.6
39	Normal Hill	2017	Lahti, FIN	106.0
39	Large Hill	2011	Oslo, NOR	100.2
46	Large Hill	2009	Liberec, CZE	85.5

Four Hill Tournament
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
21	Large Hill	2017	Innsbruck, AUT	102.1
23	Large Hill	2021	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	231.5
25	Large Hill	2022	Oberstdorf, GER	234.0
26	Large Hill	2014	Oberstdorf, GER	253.5
29	Large Hill	2021	Innsbruck, AUT	222.8
31	Large Hill	2019	Oberstdorf, GER	120.7
31	Large Hill	2017	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	118.4
33	Large Hill	2012	Innsbruck, AUT	109.6
34	Large Hill	2018	Oberstdorf, GER	102.8
34	Large Hill	2016	Bischofshofen, AUT	107.3
36	Large Hill	2017	Oberstdorf, GER	117.1
36	Large Hill	2014	Innsbruck, AUT	101.3
37	Large Hill	2020	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	113.5
37	Large Hill	2020	Innsbruck, AUT	103.0
37	Large Hill	2012	Bischofshofen, AUT	96.6
38	Large Hill	2019	Bischofshofen, AUT	96.4
39	Large Hill	2020	Oberstdorf, GER	113.3
39	Large Hill	2018	Bischofshofen, AUT	91.1
42	Large Hill	2020	Bischofshofen, AUT	107.1
42	Large Hill	2012	Oberstdorf, GER	97.5
43	Large Hill	2018	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	97.9
44	Large Hill	2016	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	93.3
45	Large Hill	2022	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	103.9
46	Large Hill	2012	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	89.7
47	Large Hill	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	108.3
47	Large Hill	2013	Bischofshofen, AUT	105.1

World Cup Rankings Overview
Season	Overall
2021/2022	55
2020/2021	32
2019/2020	50
2018/2019	51

Best Performance per Season in World Cup Events from 2018/2019
Season	Normal Hill	Large Hill	Flying Hill
2021/2022		1 x 26th
2020/2021		1 x 6th	1 x 44th
2019/2020	1 x 40th	1 x 17th	1 x 34th
2018/2019		1 x 27th	1 x 24th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
26	Large Hill	2021/2022	Zakopane, POL	242.9
30	Large Hill	2021/2022	Willingen, GER	64.8
30	Large Hill	2021/2022	Nizhny Tagil, RUS	172.2
31	Large Hill	2021/2022	Bischofshofen, AUT	115.8
32	Large Hill	2021/2022	Klingenthal, GER	113.3
32	Large Hill	2021/2022	Titisee-Neustadt, GER	101.9
32	Large Hill	2021/2022	Willingen, GER	78.6
33	Large Hill	2021/2022	Klingenthal, GER	90.5
33	Large Hill	2021/2022	Engelberg, SUI	117.6
36	Large Hill	2021/2022	Nizhny Tagil, RUS	89.0

Nickname:

MBC (fis-ski.com)

Hobbies:

"Riding my bike really fast, running, skateboarding, writing, drinking coffee and staring at my phone." (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Graduated from the National Sport School in Calgary (olympic.ca)
Currently full focus on ski jumping (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Family:

Father, Rick Clowes. Mother, Chris Boyd. Sister Laura Boyd-Clowes.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Altius Nordic Ski Club

Coach:

Team: Bine Norcic (SLO)
Personal: Balki Vrhovec (SLO)
Ski: Slatnar

Debut:

2006 Continental Cup in Rovaniemi (Normal hill - 60th)
2009 World Cup in Vancouver (Large hill - 42nd)

Injuries:

February 2013 broken collar bone, had to end the season early. (olympic.ca)

National team:

2006

Start:

Started ski jumping at age seven, when his mother sent him to a summer camp at the Canada Olympic Park. (olympic.ca)

Ambition:

Goals for season 2021/22: undetermined (Athlete, Jan 2022)
Career goal: "I have already accomplished more than I ever thought possible." (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Memorable:

"Every time the jury moves the gate down after a Canadian jumps, is a career highlight." (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Hero:

Jindro Mayer (CZE/CAN), coach in the Canadian ski jumping development programme, killed in a car accident in 2004. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Influence:

Professional NBA basketball player Kevin Durant (USA), born 1988, three-time Olympic gold medallist (2012, 2016, 2020), won numerous NBA awards and in 2021 was honored as one of the greatest players of all time. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Former ski jumper Adam Malysz (POL), born 1977, active from 1994-2011, four-time Olympic medallist (silver and bronze in Salt Lake City 2002, two silver in Vancouver 2010, all individual), four-time world champion, won the Four Hills Tournament in 2000/01 and the overall World Cup in three consecutive seasons. (olympic.ca)

Ritual:

None (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
2022 bronze medallist in mixed team event, 16th in normal hill.
Participated in Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018. Best result was 21st in 2018 (large hill).

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Debut in 2009, then in 2011, took a break and competed again 2017, 2019 and 2021. His best result was 27th in 2019 (large hill).
Competed also in five Ski flying World Championships (2012-20), best result 23rd in 2020.

WORLD CUP
First World Cup points in 2011 in Sapporo when he finished 28th (large hill). Three top-10 results, sixth place in Engelberg (large hill) in 2020 is his best result so far.

SEASON 2021/22
Did not compete in the Summer Grand Prix.
Scored World Cup points in four events, but missed the point ranks (top-30) closely six times, when he finished 31st, 32nd, or 33rd. His best season result was 25th in Oberstdorf. Currently ranked 55th in the overall World Cup.

OTHER
Canadian record holder in ski flying since 2016, when he landed at 224 meters in Planica.
First Canadian to fly beyond 200 meters when he landed at 205 meters at the Ski-Flying World Cup event in Harrachov in February 2013.

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Legend

:: Bronze
:: Gold Medal Event

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