Calgary, AB- The world’s best Freeski Slopestyle athletes took to the masterfully crafted Corvatsch course, featuring massive jumps, challenging riders to go big or go home. For Team Canada, Corvatsch feels like a second home—the team has trained on variations of this course multiple times per year for the last 12 years. However, for the World Championships, the features were supersized to deliver a spectacular show for the crowd.
The original schedule, which had men’s qualifications set for March 19, women’s on March 20, and finals on March 22, was adjusted due to anticipated inclement weather on the 22nd. As a result, both men’s and women’s qualifications were held on March 19, with the finals moved up to March 21.
Megan Oldham lead the Canadian crew, securing a bronze medal with a score of 70.63 on her first run, making this her 4th World Championship medal. Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud defended her slopestyle World Championship title in her home country with a dominant score of 85.65. Lara Wolf of Austria came second with a 73.33.
On the men’s side, Evan McEachran put down a solid second run but finished 12th in the highly competitive men’s field.
Canadian Results:
Women’s:
- Olivia Asselin – 14th
- Skye Clarke – 17th
Men’s
- Noah Porter Maclennan – 21st
- Max Moffatt – 29th
- Jérémy Gagné – 47th
Canadian freeskiers will have a second shot at securing a World Championship title in the upcoming Big Air event, with qualifications planned to take place on March 26th (Women’s) and March 27th (Men’s) and Women’s and Men’s finals on March 29th.
