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]
| Miha Fontaine | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 3, 2004 Magog, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 4 (2020-2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (10th in AE 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editFontaine 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]
Winter Olympics medalist
editOn 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]
World Championships results
edit| Year | Age | Aerials | Aerials team |
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 2021 Almaty
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17 | 22 | 6 |
 2023 Bakuriani
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19 | 17 | 5 |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Aerials | Aerials team |
|---|---|---|---|
 2022 Beijing
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18 | 13 | 3 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Miha Fontaine". www.freestylecanada.ski/. Freestyle Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Miha Fontaine". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Pierre Durocher (2018-01-14). "Nicolas Fontaine tient les sauts à bout de bras" (in French). Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Boutin, Richard (3 January 2022). "Ski acrobatique: Miha Fontaine et Émile Nadeau prêts pour la Coupe du monde" [Freestyle skiing: Miha Fontaine and Émile Nadeau ready for the World Cup] (in French). Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Nadeau, Fontaine et Aumond font bonne impression à Deer Valley" [Nadeau, Fontaine and Aumond make a good impression in Deer Valley]. ici.radio-canada.ca/ (in French). Radio Canada. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Boutin, Richard (3 January 2022). "Fontaine et Aumond se rapprochent d'une qualification olympique" [Fontaine and Aumond close to Olympic qualification] (in French). Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: Le Soleil. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada wins bronze in mixed team aerials at Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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