Canada's Megan Oldham competes in the freestyle ski big air competition at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Megan Oldham earned the first big air victory of her career and Olivia Asselin had her first-ever World Cup medal as Canada won gold and bronze on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Megan Oldham earned the first big air victory of her career and Olivia Asselin had her first-ever World Cup medal as Canada won gold and bronze on Friday.
Oldham, from Parry Sound, Ont., had a strong first descent that earned her 89.00 points, to which she added another 87.00 on her second run for a cumulative score of 176.00.
Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland earned 84.00 points on her final run, racking up a total score of 172.00, which was good for silver.
Asselin, from Lévis, Que., earned 83.50 and 85.50 points for her runs, for a total of 169.00 for her bronze.
It was Oldham’s sixth medal in a World Cup competition, and her first in big air.
Calgary’s Rylee Hackler finished 14th in the qualifiers.
There were no Canadians in the men’s big air final. Ottawa’s Noah Porter MacLennan was the top Canadian in 15th. Alexander Henderson (Apex, B.C.), Max Moffatt (Caledon, Ont.) and Evan McEachran (Oakville, Ont.) finished 31st, 33rd and 39th, respectively.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 16, 2022.
