BEIJING — Canada won its first ever Olympic medal in ski jumping on Monday with a surprise bronze in the mixed team competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Canadian team of Alexandria Loutitt, Matthew Soukup, Abigail Strate and Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes placed third with a combined score of 844.6 points.
Slovenia won the gold medal in dominating style with 1,001.5 points, while Russia took silver with 890.3 points.
Toronto's Boyd-Clowes, 30, secured the bronze on Canada's final jump, travelling 101.5 metres and scoring 128.1 points.
The four-time Olympian described the medal as "a huge achievement.