Megan Oldham

Megan Oldham (born 12 May 2001) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines.[1][2] Oldham grew up in Parry Sound, Ontario.[3]

Megan Oldham
Personal information
Born (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BakurianiSlopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2021 AspenSlopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2023 BakurianiBig air
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2020 NorwayBig air
Gold medal – first place2023 AspenBig air
Gold medal – first place2023 AspenSlopestyle
Silver medal – second place2021 AspenBig air
Silver medal – second place2022 AspenBig air
Bronze medal – third place2021 AspenSlopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 AspenSlopestyle

Career

Oldham joined the Canadian national team in 2018.[1] In January 2019, Oldham won her first FIS World Cup medal, a silver, in the slopestyle event.[4] In March 2019, Oldham won her first World Cup gold and took home the 2019 Slopestyle Crystal Globe.[5]

Oldham competed at her first World Championships in 2021. Oldham won the bronze medal in the slopestyle and fourth in the big air.[6]

Oldham won two medals at the 2022 Winter X Games: a silver in big air and a bronze in the slopestyle.[7]

On January 24, 2022, Oldham was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the big air and slopestyle events. She earned a fourth-place finish in Big Air. [8][9]

In January 2023, while competing in the X Games, Oldham became the first woman to land a triple cork in any women's ski or snowboard event. She landed a leftside triple cork 1440 while competing in Women’s Ski Big Air, and won a gold medal in that event.[10] She won her second gold at the 2023 X Games in women's ski slopetyle.[11]

References
  1. "Megan Oldham". www.freestylecanada.ski/. Freestyle Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. "Megan Oldham". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. Bissonette, Sarah (26 January 2022). "Parry Sound's Megan Oldham representing Canada at the Winter Olympics". Parrysound.co. Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. Awad, Brandi (27 January 2019). "Max Moffatt And Megan Oldham reach World Cup podium for the first time in Italy". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. Wong, Agnes (2019-03-30). "Megan Oldham wins first World Cup gold and slopestyle Crystal Globe". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  6. "Canada's Oldham wins slopestyle bronze in her first world championships". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. Awad, Brandi (30 January 2021). "X Games: Megan Oldham captures a second medal in Aspen". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. "Canada's Megan Oldham lands 1st triple cork in women's events to claim X Games gold | CBC Sports". CBC News. 2023-01-28. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03.
  11. "Weekend Roundup: Oldham & McMorris make history at X Games, Strate claims first World Cup podium". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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