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8 Canadian skiers qualify for the end of the World Cup World event in Calgary

8 Canadian skiers qualify for the end of the World Cup World event in Calgary

The Canadian Free Skator Cassie Sharpe will compete for his first victory in the World Cup in Calgary since 2019, while his teammate Rachel Karker will try a downt medal of gold at the 1988 winter games site after advancing to The average female pipeline through the qualification on Friday at Winsport in Winsport. Calgary.

Sharpe, from Like, BC and Karker, from Guelph, Ontario, were among the four Canadian women to advance to the final of Saturday.

Sharpe described a quarter of the eight skiers with a score of 85.25 points. The 2018 Olympic champion and the 2022 silver medalist is looking for only his second podium of the World Cup season after a bronze in Copper Mountain, Colorado, in December.

Karker described the fifth with 82.75 points. She has been on the World Cup podium six times in Calgary (four silver, two bronze) but has never reached the top.

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Cassie Sharpe de BC is won bronze in the FreeSki Halfpipe World Cup

The Native of Lango, BC, obtained a score of 89.00 in his second race to place the third in the half -female FreeSki pipe event during the FIS -style skiing World Cup stop in Copper Mountain.

The winner of Crystal Globe in 2022-23 as general leader of the World Cup did not ski in the 2023-24 season when he recovered from a back injury. This campaign was returned to action with a bronze in the opening event of the season in Cardona, New Zealand, but has not won a medal since then.

Amy Fraser de Calgary (Sixth) and Dillan Glennie de Courthenay, BC, (eighth) were also classified for the female final. Zoe Atkin of Great Britain had the maximum rating score of 92.75.

In the male qualification, Brendan Mackay of Calgary, twice winner of the World Cup in his hometown, was the best Canadian in fifth place with a score of 89.50.

Andrew Longino (Ninth), Noah Bowman (15) and Dylan Marineau (16th), all of Calgary, also described for the male final of 16 athletes.

David Wise, from the United States, had the maximum rating score of 94.50.

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