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Within a week of being born, Matthew was hanging out at his local ski hill watching his two older brothers ski in a freestyle program. He donned his first pair of ski boots at the age of two. By the time he was 10 he was consistently on the podium at Ontario Timber Tour events. At the age 11, he competed at his first Jr. National event in Calgary, AB and his first Canada Cup event in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Fast forward to 2023 and the FIS world stage and this 15 year old becomes one of only 6 athletes to compete at the Jr. World Championships for Team Canada in NZ where he wins Silver in big air and places 12th in slopestyle.
In 2023-2024, Matthew will continue to represent Canada on the NorAm circuit at various stops in the U.S. and Canada. He hopes to make Canada’s NextGen team by 2025 and to one day compete at the Olympics.