Abigail STRATE

Historical Results

Abi

Beekeeping, has her own bee hives and produces honey. Skiing, biking, hiking, skating. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Athlete, Student

A first-year student at university (biology science). Due to COVID-19 she could take most classes online but will put ski jumping first if online classes should be discontinued. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Attended Springbank Community High School.

Father, Rodney Strate. Mother, Kristan Strate. Brother, Jordan. Sister, Kylie.

English, French

Altius Nordic Ski Club

Team: Janko Zwitter (AUT), Igor Cuznar (SLO)
Ski: Fluege.de

2016 Continental Cup in Oberwiesenthal (normal hill - 43rd)
2016 World Cup in Nizhny Tagil (normal hill - 34th)

December 2021: minor injury to her left knee

Spring 2020: stress fracture in her left shin which led to her taking off the whole summer 2020 to let the bone heal, when she was ready to go back to training and competing full time, the pandemic hit and most of the competitions were cancelled.

January 2019: tore anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and meniscus in her right knee, followed by a full year of rehab.

2016

Was scouted in a kids camp when she was six years old. Tried several sports and was told that she has a talent for ski jumping. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Loves the adrenaline rush of a good jump. "As soon as you leave the take-off, you can immediately feel the quality of a jump, and the excitement of landing a deep jump (although it usually takes a moment to fully register) is one that never gets old!" (canadianathletesnow.ca)

"I started ski jumping because I loved it, and my obsession continues to grow through every challenge, setback and success that comes my way. I am headed to Beijing with an open mind, a full heart, and a complete trust in 14 years of hard work and dedication." (Athlete, facebook, Jan 2022)

Season 2021/22 goals: Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, top-10 World Cup result.
Career goal: World Cup podium, top-10 overall World Cup ranking. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Spends as much as eight months on the road, so the Canadian women's team has a house and their own car in Adergas (SLO), near Kranj. With the closure of the jumps in Calgary (a legacy from the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games) and the limited window that (jumps in) Whistler can be open, they had no choice but to go live and train in Slovenia. "And it has really raised the bar on our daily training environment. It has worked out well, but it’s a long time for athletes to be away,” Ski Jumping Canada president Todd Stretch. (Athlete, Jul 2021; torontosun.com, 26 Nov 2021)

"I felt a pinch of success when I scored my first World Cup points (since pre-injuries) in one of the final events last winter" - after finishing 30th and scoring her first post-injury World Cup point in Nizhny Tagil (Normal hill) in March 2021. (Athlete, facebook, Jan 2022)

Ski jumper Atsuko Tanaka (CAN), 2014 Olympian, the top Canadian in the inaugural Olympic women's normal hill event with her 12th place finish.

Just smile. (Athlete, Jul 2021)