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B.C. skier Cassie Sharpe captures Crystal Globe

Comox athlete takes gold at World Cup freestyle event
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Cassie Sharpe of Comox captured a Crystal Globe on Saturday, March 9, by reaching the podium in the final FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup halfpipe event of the season. (File photo)

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif. B次元官网网址 Cassie Sharpe of Comox and Simon dB次元官网网址橝rtois each captured the Crystal Globe on Saturday by reaching the podium in the final FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup halfpipe event of the season.

Sharpe, the reigning Olympic champion, scored 95.60 points on her second run to win gold B次元官网网址 her fifth consecutive World Cup medal and her seventh in her last eight outings on the circuit dating back to March 2017.

B次元官网网址淕oing into my second run, I knew I was not in the top spotB次元官网网址 I just went out and dropped my new trick IB次元官网网址檝e only done twice before. IB次元官网网址檓 just super happy,B次元官网网址 said Sharpe.

B次元官网网址淚 came into this not expecting to get the globe, but I didnB次元官网网址檛 want to get my hopes up about it. If it happened then yeah, but if it didnB次元官网网址檛, I did not want to be upset about it,B次元官网网址 added the 26-year-old.

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In the menB次元官网网址檚 event, dB次元官网网址橝rtois captured a fifth-career FIS World Cup podium finish by taking second place with a first-run score in the final of 93.80, edged only by American Birk Irving (95.20) in the second run.

DB次元官网网址橝rtoisB次元官网网址 second-place finish was still enough to secure the top spot in the overall standings and win the halfpipe Crystal Globe.

B次元官网网址淚 canB次元官网网址檛 believe it. It hasnB次元官网网址檛 yet hit me,B次元官网网址 said dB次元官网网址橝rtois.

Rachel Karker, the only other Canadian in the womenB次元官网网址檚 final, fell on her first run and finished fourth in the event with the 79.40 points tallied in her second run.

Karker had a successful first season on the World Cup tour finishing second overall in the standings.

THE CANADIAN PRESS





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