Courtenay freestyle skier Dillan Glennie took a step towards Olympic qualification by placing 11th at a recent World Cup event in Colorado.

The 21-year-old was the third best Canadian woman in halfpipe at the competition, Dec. 10 at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado. Fellow Courtenay skier Cassie Sharpe B次元官网网址� the 2018 Olympic champion B次元官网网址� was sixth. Rachael Karker of Guelph, Ont. was second.

It was the first of four qualifying events for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China. Calgary hosts the next two events, and the final competition is at Mammoth Mountain in California.

Glennie said Karker is the only Canadian halfpipe woman to secure an Olympic spot so far, though Sharpe B次元官网网址渟hould be able to qualify no problem.B次元官网网址� There are four spots up for grabs.

B次元官网网址淚 am excited to see what happens, and keep having fun and skiing this season,B次元官网网址� said Glennie, 21, who is on the national C team, also known as the NextGen team. B次元官网网址淕oing to the 2022 Olympics would be a major plus, but I am just going to ski my best and see where it takes me.B次元官网网址�

GlennieB次元官网网址檚 performance in Colorado sets her up well for earning a trip to Beijing. A top 16 finish at two more events bumps her chances further, though it wouldnB次元官网网址檛 quite secure a spot. To qualify, she is competing against freestyle skiers in moguls, aerials and slopestyle, as well as halfpipe.

Glennie is home for the Christmas break. In the new year, she heads back to Calgary for the World Cup and pre-Olympic training camps.

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