Calgary, AB – Canadian aerialists put on a show at their home resort in Lac Beauport, dominating the final NorAm event of the season. Pierre-Olivier Côte dominated the weekend with back-to-back wins, securing the 2024-25 NorAm title and earning a personal World Cup quota spot for 2025-26. Côte delivered strong triple twisting, triple flips in the finals of both events, following in the footsteps of 2023-24 champ Emile Nadeau and keeping Canada at the top of the NorAm aerial circuit.
On Sunday, the final event of the season, Elliot Beauregard, fresh off a win at the Utah Olympic Park NorAm the previous week, added a bronze medal to his collection.
In the women’s competition, Quebec ski team skiers took control of the podium. Sarah Faith had a breakout performance, earning Gold on Saturday event, performing a well-executed double somersaults of jump off the small jump. Sarina Shrestha took silver, while Greta Robinson, rounded out the podium with bronze.
A key factor in Faith’s success was an innovative approach to aerial progression, introduced by Canadian Development Coach Nicolas Fontaine. Fontaine, a former aerial champion himself, recognized the challenge athletes faced transitioning from a 40 km/h takeoff on a 2-meter jump with a single flip to the much bigger leap of 50 km/h off a 3.5 meter jump with multiple flips. The gap wasn’t just technical—it was psychological, as fear became a major barrier to progression. Thanks to his efforts, athletes now have a safer stepping stone to build confidence and master the skills needed for higher, more complex jumps.
The biggest surprise of the weekend came when Sarina Shrestha was crowned the NorAm Grand Prix champion for the season. Her consistent performances across the three-stop tour secured her the overall title—an impressive milestone in her young career. The tour was originally set for four stops, but high winds forced the cancellation of the second competition in Utah.
Shrestha’s Grand Prix title, like Côte’s, also earned a personal World Cup quota spot for the 2025-26 season. Team coaches will collaborate with her to optimize her development, ensuring she progresses at a targeted pace toward a bid to be in the 2030 Olympic Winter Games.
The success of these young Canadian women is thanks in part to RBC Training Ground, following in the footsteps of alum Marion Thénault. Freestyle Canada’s High Performance Director, Todd Allison, praised the initiative:
“RBC Training Ground has been a game-changer for Freestyle Canada. It helps identify talented young athletes and provides funding to transition their acrobatic skills into freestyle skiing, aerials. The program connects athletes from sports like gymnastics and gives them a new dream—competing in aerials.”
With standout performances from Côte, Beauregard, Faith, and Shrestha, Canada’s aerials future looks brighter than ever.
Full results can be found here.
