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For a second straight year, Marcus Kleveland took home gold in the men’s snowboard slopestyle competition at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. The Norwegian edged out Canadians Darcy Sharpe (91.00) and Mark McMorris (90.00) with a second-run score of 93.66. It was Sharpe’s first-ever Winter X Games medal and McMorris’ 15th, as he moved into sole […]
Canada’s Cassie Sharpe dominated en route to ski halfpipe gold at the World Cup in Snowmass, Colo., on Friday. The 25-year-old registered top marks in each of her three runs, with her highest coming in at 93.20 in her final run. American Brita Sigourney won silver with a score of 89.20, while Japan’s Ayana Onozuka took bronze with […]
Canada’s Cassie Sharpe won gold in women’s halfpipe skiing at the Dew Tour on Friday after amassing a big score on her second run that her competitors couldn’t touch. The skier from Comox, B.C., laid down a clean run of 93.66 points in the second round, giving her a victory in the event and valuable […]
Canada’s Darcy Sharpe won silver at the FIS freestyle World Cup in men’s slopestyle on Monday, in Cardona, New Zealand. Sharpe wins silver in snowboard slopestyle event1:03 The Calgary native had 85.33 points to finish behind Marcus Kleveland of Norway, who took gold with 85.58. New Zealand’s Carlos Garcia Knight claimed bronze with 84.58 points. […]
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Canadian Cassie Sharpe won gold in the World Cup women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe event on Tuesday in Tignes, France. Sharpe scored 90.80 at the season finale, with Japan’s Ayana Onozuka and France’s Marie Martinod rounding out the podium. Canada’s Cassie Sharpe celebrates her gold medal in Tignes, France0:36 The 24-year-old native of Comox, B.C. now owns two World Cup golds after […]
