Lewis Irving

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Lewis Irving
Personal information
Born (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 27)
Quebec City, Quebec
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s)Aerials
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Beijing Mixed team aerials

Lewis Irving (born 10 November 1995) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the aerials discipline.

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Career

He represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1]

On January 24, 2022, Lewis was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [2] [3] At the games, Irving was a part of Canada's bronze medal winning mixed aerials team. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Athlete profile - Lewis Irving". PyeongChang2018.com . Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Canada wins bronze in mixed team aerials at Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. Mitchell, Kevin (10 February 2022). "New event, new medal: Canada claims bronze in first-ever Olympic mixed team aerials". National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. Chidley-Hill, John (10 February 2022). "Canada's mixed aerials team wins bronze at Beijing Olympics". Globe and Mail . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press . Retrieved 10 February 2022.