US EditionCanadian Freestyle Skier McEachran Claims World Cup Slopestyle Bronze in Switzerland
Evan McEachran earned his first World Cup slopestyle medal since 2023 with an 82.70 second-run score to claim bronze behind Norway's Birk Ruud and Austria's Matej Svancer.
- On Saturday, Evan McEachran of Oakville, Ont., won the bronze medal at the World Cup slopestyle in Laax, Switzerland.
- Starting fifth after his first run, McEachran moved up to third with the competition‑best second run.
- Norway's Birk Ruud won gold with 85.08, and Austria's Matej Svancer took silver with 84.08.
- The 28-year-old McEachran is set for his third Olympics after representing Canada in 2018 and 2022, with men's slopestyle scheduled Feb. 7 and Feb. 10 in Livigno, Italy.
- Reports conflicted on whether it was his first World Cup medal since 2023 or his second of the season, while Elena Gaskell, Vernon, B.C., was top Canadian in fifth with 62.75.
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Anna Gasser took third place in her first race after a long break in injury and thus reached the World Cup podium again immediately. In windy conditions with many falls, the 21-year-old Japanese artist Kokomo Murase won on Sunday in the slopestyle of the World Cup in Laax with 77.55 points ahead of the US-American Lily Dhawornvej (71.18), Gasser came to 69.70 meters. For the Big Air double olympia winner it is the only World Cup before the games…
Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian freestyle skier McEachran claims World Cup slopestyle bronze in Switzerland
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Matej Svancer and Lara Wolf impressed in the slopestyle competition at the Freeski World Cup in Laax on Saturday, securing podium finishes just before the Olympics. The 21-year-old Svancer, after two final runs, scored 84.08 points, narrowly missing out on first place to Norway's Birk Ruud (85.08). Canada's Evan McEachran finished third (82.70). Wolf came in third with 67.85 points, behind China's Eileen Gu (85.13) and America's Marin Hamill (71…
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