Miha Fontaine

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| name = Miha Fontaine

| nationality = {{CAN}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|1|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Magog, Quebec, Canada

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| seasons = 4 (2020-2023)

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| individual_starts = 18

| team_starts = 2

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| wctitles = 0 – (10th in AE 2023)

| updated = 25 May 2023

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Miha Fontaine (born January 3, 2004) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the aerials discipline.{{cite web|url=https://freestylecanada.ski/team/miha-fontaine/|title=Miha Fontaine|website=www.freestylecanada.ski/|publisher=Freestyle Canada|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/miha-fontaine/|title=Miha Fontaine|website=www.olympic.ca/|date=24 January 2022 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=25 January 2022}} He is the son of former Aerials world champion Nicolas Fontaine.{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/01/13/nicolas-fontaine-tient-les-sauts-a-bout-de-bras|title=Nicolas Fontaine tient les sauts à bout de bras|author=Pierre Durocher|publisher=Journal de Montréal|language=fr|date=2018-01-14|accessdate=2022-02-10}}

Career

Fontaine joined the national team in 2019. 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2022/01/03/ski-acrobatique-miha-fontaine-et-emile-nadeau-prets-pour-la-coupe-du-monde|title=Ski acrobatique: Miha Fontaine et Émile Nadeau prêts pour la Coupe du monde|trans-title=Freestyle skiing: Miha Fontaine and Émile Nadeau ready for the World Cup|language=French|last=Boutin|first=Richard|date=3 January 2022|publisher=Le Journal de Québec|location=Quebec City, Quebec, Canada|access-date=25 January 2022}} This led to a sixth-place finish at the Deer Valley stop of the World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeux-olympiques/nouvelle/1853905/ski-acro-sauts-deer-valley-nadeau-fontaine-aumond|title=Nadeau, Fontaine et Aumond font bonne impression à Deer Valley|trans-title=Nadeau, Fontaine and Aumond make a good impression in Deer Valley|language=French|date=12 January 2022|publisher=Radio Canada|website=ici.radio-canada.ca/|access-date=25 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/01/13/fontaine-et-aumond-se-rapprochent-dune-qualification-olympique-b6d169f0faf0c8b5e47ac999eaa28fc4|title=Fontaine et Aumond se rapprochent d'une qualification olympique|trans-title=Fontaine and Aumond close to Olympic qualification|language=French|last=Boutin|first=Richard|date=3 January 2022|publisher=Le Soleil|location=Quebec City, Quebec, Canada|access-date=25 January 2022}}

=Winter Olympics medalist=

On January 24, 2022 Fontaine was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/24/team-canada-adds-24-freestyle-skiers-to-the-roster-for-beijing-2022/|title=Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=24 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=24 January 2022}}{{cite news|last=Ewing|first=Lori|date=24 January 2022|title=Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyle-skiing/mikael-kingsbury-canadian-olympic-freestyle-team-beijing-1.6325326|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=24 January 2022}} At the games, Fontaine was a part of Canada's bronze medal winning mixed aerials team.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyle-skiing/mixed-team-aerials-beijing-2022-1.6346176|title=Canada wins bronze in mixed team aerials at Beijing Olympics|date=10 February 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=10 February 2022}}{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|date=10 February 2022|title=New event, new medal: Canada claims bronze in first-ever Olympic mixed team aerials|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/new-event-new-medal-canada-claims-bronze-in-first-ever-olympic-mixed-team-aerials|work=National Post|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=10 February 2022}}{{cite news|last=Chidley-Hill|first=John|date=10 February 2022|title=Canada's mixed aerials team wins bronze at Beijing Olympics|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/article-canadas-mixed-aerials-team-wins-bronze-at-beijing-olympics/|work=Globe and Mail|agency=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=10 February 2022}}