Canadian Mark McMorris takes snowboard big air silver at X Games
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ASPEN, Colo. – Canadian Mark McMorris has added another Winter X Games medal to his collection.
The Regina native took silver on Friday in the men’s snowboard big air event with a two-run total of 85.00 points, finishing behind Japan’s Takeru Otsuka (88.00).
“I just had surgery. I just got through the gnarliest event in snowboarding, X Games Big Air. It means the world, I love coming here. Obviously big air is a super progressive sport…to land on the podium feels pretty special.”
McMorris has 16 X Games medals, including seven gold and six silver.
Sweden’s Sven Thorgren (76.00) was third while Sebastien Toutant of L’Assomption, Que., (73.00) just missed the podium in fourth. Darcy Sharpe of Comox, Ont., (34.00) was seventh.
Also, Evan McEachran of Oakville, Ont., (87.00) had the top score in the men’s ski big air qualifying while Quebec City’s Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (81.00) qualified for Saturday’s final with the third best score of the day.
In men’s snowboard slopestyle qualifying, Toutant (92.66) had the top score and Mikey Ciccarelli of Ancaster, Ont., (79.00) was seventh. Tyler Nicholson of North Bay, Ont., (37.00) was 14th.
Meanwhile, Canada’s Brett Turcotte (90.66) grabbed a silver in snowmobile freestyle, finishing behind Sweden’s Daniel Bodin (91.66).
And Elena Gaskell of Vernon, B.C., (63.00) placed seventh in women’s ski big air.
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