1.Name: Matthew
2.Surname: Nieuwstad
3.Nicknames: Matt, General
4.Date of birth: 7 March 1991
5.Occupation: Student
6.Residence: Cape Town
7.How old were you when you learnt to ski?: 6 years old
8.How old were you when you entered your 1st competition?: 15 goin on 16
9.What are your personal bests?: 2 on 13m@ 58km/h in slalom,1930 points in tricks,36.1m in jump
10.Where do you practice and how often?: I train at Bon Esperanza. During skiing season I ski there almost everyday.
11.Favourite Tournament?: The Bon Es tournaments, its my home site, of course it\'s my favourite.
12.What disciplines do you partake in?: Slalom,Trick,Jump
13.What is the highlight of your career?: Jumping 36.1m and knowing that I can go even further.
14.What equipment are you using(Please include the following, ski’s with bindings, boat and gloves ): D3 X5 Pro, with the D3 bindings. Mapple Custom handle (Orange+black), Masterline Curve gloves(Not quite sure what they are called)
Connelly trick ski
Connelly stokes jumpers, 86inch
I ski behind a 2007 Ski Nautique 206
15.Favourite ski partner and why?: Jaryd Cohen, always fun to have around.Brett, the knowledge about skiing he has is just inspiring.
16.What’s the craziest thing that you have done involving skiing?: Inviting the Fisher brothers to come down to Cape Town to ski with me. :)
17.Any other interests?: Music, playing guitar.
Hockey
18.Any sponsors? : My Dad, the number 1 dad in the world!
