Miha Fontaine | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
Born | Magog, Quebec, Canada | January 3, 2004||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 4 (2020-2023) | ||||||||||||||
Starts | 18 | ||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (10th in AE 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 25 May 2023. |
Miha Fontaine (born January 3, 2004) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the aerials discipline. [1] [2] He is the son of former Aerials world champion Nicolas Fontaine. [3]
Fontaine joined the national team in 2019. [1] In early 2022, along with fellow aerialist Émile Nadeau, Fontaine started to introduce more complex tricks into his routines to improve and consistency in his placements. [4] This led to a sixth-place finish at the Deer Valley stop of the World Cup. [5] [6]
On January 24, 2022 Fontaine was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [7] [8] At the games, Fontaine was a part of Canada's bronze medal winning mixed aerials team. [9] [10] [11]
Year | Age | Aerials | Aerials team |
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2021 Almaty | 17 | 22 | 6 |
2023 Bakuriani | 19 | 17 | 5 |
Year | Age | Aerials | Aerials team |
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2022 Beijing | 18 | 13 | 3 |
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