Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Freestyle Skiing (Page 5)

Canadian freestyle skier star Mikael Kingsbury is juggling both moguls and fatherhood. The 32-year-old Olympic and world champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que., opens his World Cup season Saturday in Ruka, Finland, with partner Laurence Mongeon and their infant son Henrik in tow. Deux-Montagnes, Que., native begins 16th World Cup season withContinue Reading

Quebec native Laurie Blouin captured a bronze medal in her World Cup season opener in the big air event Saturday in Chur, Switzerland.  Quebec native posted a total score of 163.00 pointsCBC Sports · Posted: Oct 19, 2024 4:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 19 From left to right: Reira Iwabuchi,Continue Reading

Freestyle skier Dylan Deschamps of Quebec City held off Finnish opponent Elias Syrja to pick up a bronze medal at the season-opening World Cup in Switzerland. Austria’s Matej Vancer wins gold medal, Mathilde Gremaud top woman on home snowCBC Sports · Posted: Oct 18, 2024 5:16 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Canadian aerials skiers reached the podium in both the men’s and women’s events at the World Cup stop in Lac-Beauport, Que., on Saturday. Watch live coverage of 2nd World Cup in Lac-Beauport Sunday on CBC SportsCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 10, 2024 4:34 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Marion Thénault of Sherbrooke,Continue Reading

Canadian athletes crowded the podium at a World Cup ski cross event in Bakuriani, Georgia on Saturday. Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., won her second World Cup gold medal in as many races while teammate Brittany Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., took silver. Teammate Brittany Phelan takes silver in Bakuriani, GeorgiaCBCContinue Reading

Quebec City’s Alexandre Duchaine landed his first men’s aerials World Cup win in style on Saturday. The 19-year-old posted a double full-double full, a move he hadn’t performed in more than two years, to take gold. Quebec City’s Alexandre Duchaine, 19, takes victory in Deer Valley, UtahCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 03, 2024 12:58Continue Reading

Two British Columbia residents were triumphant at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Italy on Saturday. Marielle Thompson of Whistler finished first in the women’s race, while Reece Howden of Cultus Lake won on the men’s side. 3rd time this season that Canada’s men and women have won racesContinue Reading

Canada’s India Sherret has her first World Cup gold medal. Sherret, the ski-cross racer from Cranbrook, B.C., led at every stage of Friday’s competition in Alleghe, Italy en route to her first victory. B.C. native last reached podium in 2019CBC Sports · Posted: Feb 02, 2024 11:45 AM EST | LastContinue Reading

Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., returned to the top of the World Cup ski cross podium for the first time in over two years on Sunday in St. Moritz, Switzerland, while her teammate Hannah Scmidt took bronze for her third straight podium finish. B.C. native’s 1st World Cup win sinceContinue Reading