Made the switch from ski racing to freestyle when he was 10… he wanted a sport in which he could properly express himself.  Brendan made his World Cup debut in early 2013 with more success in 2018-19 when he earned two World Cup top-five finishes and broke into the top-10 in the overall World Cup halfpipe standings for the first time. In a pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season, he won silver in the only halfpipe World Cup event that season.. Mackay reached the podium in all three halfpipe World Cups in 2021-22, starting with a bronze in Copper Mountain before capturing back-to-back GOLD medals in Calgary to help him finish first in the overall world halfpipe standings.  Currently Brendan is competing at the Olympics in Beijing. 

Outside of the sport, he is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science with a double major in math and physics… Enjoys rock climbing, playing guitar, photography, hiking, camping, surfing @brendanmackay.