Abigail Strate

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Abigail Strate
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2023 in Hinzenbach (Austria)
Personal information
Born (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 22)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Ski jumping
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)188 m (617 ft)
Vikersund, 19 March 2023
Medal record
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Beijing Mixed team

Abigail Strate (born 22 February 2001) is a Canadian ski jumper, born in Calgary, Alberta. [1] [2] Strate began ski jumping at six years old, and entered her first international competition when she was ten, in Utah. [2] In her participation at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Strate won Canada's first Bronze medal in Ski jumping, in the mixed team event. [3] Strate also notably ranked 23rd in the Women's Normal Hill Individual event, with a total of 161.9 points. [4] In her free time, Strate enjoys spending time outside by mountain biking, beekeeping, gardening, and caring for her chickens. [2]

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Career

Strate competed in four events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, finishing 27th on the normal hill, 28th on the large hill, 11th on the women's team normal hill and finally 10th in the mixed team normal hill. [2]

Strate lives and trains in Slovenia for 8 months a year with the Canadian women's team, as the jumps at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary were shut down. [5] [6] [7]

2022 Winter Olympics

In January 2022, Strate was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [8] [9] [10] On February 7, Strate won the bronze medal as part of Canada's entry into the mixed team competition, alongside Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Alexandria Loutitt, and Matthew Soukup. [11] [12] [13] This was Canada's first ever Olympic medal in the sport of ski jumping. [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Abigail Strate". www.skijumpingcanada.com/. Ski Jumping Canada . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Abigail Strate". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ski Jumping". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing (CHN)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  5. ↑ Barnes, Dan (26 November 2021). "Resilient Canadian ski jumpers kick off another World Cup season on the road". Toronto Sun . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Gillespie, Kerry (1 January 2022). "Resilient Canadian ski jumpers kick off another World Cup season on the road". Toronto Star . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Abigail STRATE Athlete Profile" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  8. ↑ Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "Four ski jumpers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes named to his fourth Canadian Olympic ski jump team". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Four Calgarians nominated to compete in ski jumping at Beijing 2022". www. Ski Jumping Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump". Toronto Star . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Canadian ski jumpers win Olympic bronze in mixed team event". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ski Jumping". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  14. ↑ "Canadians earn first ski jumping medal in history, winning team bronze". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ↑ D'Andrea, Aaron (7 February 2022). "Canada wins first-ever Olympic medal in ski jumping at Beijing Games". Global News . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  16. ↑ Nichols, Paula (7 February 2022). "Canada wins first ever Olympic ski jumping medal in debut of mixed team event". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2022.


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