Mammoth, CA, February 1, 2020 – Canadian halfpipe
skiers closed out a solid day of competition at the US Grand Prix in
Mammoth, CA. Noah Bowman, the 27 year-old Calgary native, ended the day
with a silver medal, narrowly edging out Lyman Currier
(bronze, USA) and behind the American Aaron Blunck. Bowman was happy
with his performance and is looking forward to the next World Cup: “Very
stoked on the beautiful day we had in Mammoth. I landed one of my best
runs yet but I know I have more to give for
the coming events!”
The women were not to be outdone, and at the end of a very tight points
race Cassie Sharpe, of Comox, BC stood on top of the podium along with
her teammate Rachael Karker, of Erin, ON, who took 3rd. Russian skier
Valeriya Demidova won the silver medal. Sharpe
was all smiles after the event: “I went into this competition trying to
have the mindset of fun, but knowing me and my competitive spirit I
couldn’t just go for fun. As much as it was fun I also wanted to compete
at my highest level. I’m really happy with
the runs that I put down and the consistency of my riding, it was a
beautiful day and everybody skied really well. I’m so happy to stand on
the podium with my teammate!”
Our next chance to watch these athletes compete will take place next week, Feb. 5-7, during the Mammoth Revolution Tour.
OTHER CANADIAN ATHLETES’ PLACINGS:
Slopestyle
Men
Etienne Geoffroy Gagnon (5)
Mark Hendrickson (10)
Evan McEachran (11)
Noah Porter MacLennan (18)
Teal Harle (24)
Women
Meghan Oldham (8)
Olivia Asselin (10)
Halfpipe
Men
Brendan Mackay (5)
Evan Marineau (12)
Andrew Longino (16)
Dylan Marineau (30)
Sam McKeown DNS
Women
Amy Fraser (14)
Rachael Anderson (16)
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More information:
Sandra Haziza
604-338-3173
sandra@freestylecanada.ski