B.C.B次元官网网址檚 Cassie Sharpe and Laurie Blouin opened the Winter X Games with gold-medal performances on Thursday, while fellow Canadian Rachael Karker grabbed a bronze.
Sharpe, from Comox, took first in womenB次元官网网址檚 ski superpipe with a score of 94.00, edging EstoniaB次元官网网址檚 Kelly Sildaru (92.33) and Karker of Erin, Ont., (86.33) for the top spot on the podium.
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Sharpe trailed Sildaru heading into her final run, but overtook the lead with a run including back-to-back 900s and a leftside 1080 on the last hit.
B次元官网网址淚 knew I had to be perfect. If I wasnB次元官网网址檛 perfect, I wasnB次元官网网址檛 going to beat Kelly,B次元官网网址� said Sharpe. B次元官网网址淪he beat me in Copper and I knew she could beat me here again today. This was so important to me, itB次元官网网址檚 a bucket list thing. X Games Aspen is such a prestigious event and I knew I wanted it.B次元官网网址�
Sharpe is a now a three-time X Games medallist, having won bronze in Aspen in her successful 2018 season and gold in 2016 at Oslo.
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The 26-year-oldB次元官网网址檚 2018 season also included winning Olympic gold at the PyeongChang Games.
Meanwhile, Blouin, a 2018 Olympic silver medallist, bested AustraliaB次元官网网址檚 Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and American Jamie Anderson for a gold in womenB次元官网网址檚 snowboard big air.
The 22-year-old from Stoneham, Que., landed a frontside 900 and a cab double underflip for a combined score of 77.00.
B次元官网网址淭he X Games mean so much. IB次元官网网址檝e been watching the X Games since I was young. For us, itB次元官网网址檚 the biggest contest of the year. Winning a gold medal at my first X GamesB次元官网网址B次元官网网址檓 just so stoked,B次元官网网址� said Blouin.
Also on Thursday, Quebec CityB次元官网网址檚 Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (93.66) was the top qualifier for the menB次元官网网址檚 ski slopestyle final that will go on Sunday. Evan McEachran of Oakville, Ont., (87.33) qualified fifth while Teal Harle of Campbell River, B.C., (44.00) didnB次元官网网址檛 make it through.
And Sebastien Toutant (75.00) of lB次元官网网址橝ssomption, Que., and Darcy Sharpe (71.00) of Comox qualified for the menB次元官网网址檚 snowboard big air final scheduled for Friday.
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