Matthew Morison is a Canadian amateur Snowboarder who currently resides in Kamloops, British Columbia

Kamloops, British Columbia

Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...

. Morison has qualified to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

. Matthew, a native of Burketon, Ontario

Clarington, Ontario

Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It took its present name in 1994 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93. The name change was made to alleviate long-standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the included...

 began snowboarding at the Oshawa

Oshawa

Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...

 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 Courtice Secondary School

Courtice Secondary School

Courtice Secondary School is a school located in Courtice, Ontario on the corner of Nash and Courtice Road. It was built in the late 1950s and opened in September 1960. Currently, the school has just under 1,000 students and is a part of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. It has 5...

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Matthew was featured in the MTV Canada

MTV Canada

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 series 'Summer Sessions' alongside fellow national riders like Jasey-Jay Anderson

Jasey-Jay Anderson

Jasey-Jay Anderson is a Canadian snowboarder, and Olympic gold medalist, who competed in the 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics...

 and Michael Lambert

Michael Lambert (snowboarder)

Michael Lambert is a Canadian snowboarder who currently resides in Toronto. Michael competes in the Alpine disciplines, Parallel GS and Parallel Slalom...

. 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 FIS Snowboard World Cup

FIS Snowboard World Cup

The FIS Snowboard World Cup is an annual snowboarding competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1998.-Overall:-Giant Slalom:-Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Snowboard Cross:-Parallel Slalom / Parallel Giant Slalom:-Overall:...

, 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 Limone Piemonte

Limone Piemonte

Limone Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km south of Turin and about 20 km south of Cuneo, on the border with France...

, Italy

Italy

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, Valmalenco, Italy

Italy

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, and Furano

Furano Ski Resort

, also known as Furano Ski Area, is a resort in Furano, Hokkaido, owned and operated by Prince Hotels. One of the leading ski areas in Hokkaido, the resort became famous for its long-standing relationship with the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. In more recent years, it has held the mid-February...

, Japan

Japan

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. Matt won a bronze at the 2009 FIS World Championships

FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009

The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 took place between January 17th and January 24th in Gangwon, South Korea.-Snowboard Cross:Qualification runs began on January 17th with the finals taking place on January 18th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

, the bronze was Morison's first world championship medal.