Matthew Morison (born April 9, 1987) is a

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amateur Snowboarder who currently resides in Kamloops, British Columbia. Morison has qualified to compete at the

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, British Columbia. Matthew, a native of Burketon, Ontario began snowboarding at the

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Ski Club at a young age. By Age 11, Morison was already beating senior men in races. Matthew competes in Alpine disciplines, Parallel GS and Parallel Slalom. He attended

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. Matthew was featured in the

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series 'Summer Sessions' alongside fellow national riders like Jasey-Jay Anderson and Michael Lambert. He also featured in the follow-up MTV show ''Over the Bolts'' which followed the Canadian national team over the season. Matthew finished the 2007–08 season ranked 4th overall in the

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, in the 2008–09 season he ranked 6th overall. He has reached the podium nine separate occasions at World Cup races including three Parallel GS golds in

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, Valmalenco,

, and Furano,

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.MORISON Matthew
fis-ski.com Matt won a bronze at the 2009 FIS World Championships, the bronze was Morison's first world championship medal.

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* * Canadian male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics 1987 births Living people Olympic snowboarders for Canada Sportspeople from Oshawa {{Canada-snowboarding-bio-stub