title: Matthew Soukup
text: # Matthew Soukup
  
  Matthew Soukup (born 31 August 1997) is a Canadian ski jumper. Soukup started skiing at the age of three, and later on picked up the sport of ski jumping. His surname is pronounced as "soh-koop" (shortly).
  
  ## Career
  
  Soukup has competed at two World Championships. Soukup trains in Slovenia, as the jumps at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary were shut down.
  
  ### 2022 Winter Olympic Games
  
  In January 2022, Soukup was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.
  
  On February 7, Soukup won the bronze medal as part of Canada's entry into the mixed team competition. This was Canada's first ever Olympic medal in the sport of ski jumping.
  
  