Canadian snowboarders Voigt, Baird earn World Cup slopestyle medals

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Canadians Brooke Voigt and Jasmine Baird earned medals on Saturday in a women's snowboard slopestyle World Cup at Seiser Alm, Italy.

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Canadians Brooke Voigt and Jasmine Baird earned medals on Saturday in a women’s snowboard slopestyle World Cup at Seiser Alm, Italy.

Voigt, of Fort McMurray, Alta., earned silver with 76 points while Baird, of Mississauga, Ont., finished third with 73.25.

Switzerland’s Isabel Derungs topped the podium with a 79.15-point run.

Brooke Voigt, of Canada, jumps during qualification for the women's big air snowboard competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Canadians Brooke Voigt and Jasmine Baird earned medals on Saturday in a women's snowboard slopestyle World Cup at Seiser Alm, Italy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Kirsty Wigglesworth
Brooke Voigt, of Canada, jumps during qualification for the women's big air snowboard competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Canadians Brooke Voigt and Jasmine Baird earned medals on Saturday in a women's snowboard slopestyle World Cup at Seiser Alm, Italy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Kirsty Wigglesworth

On the men’s side, Toronto’s William Buffey was sixth. Norway’s Markus Olimstad won gold.

Voigt put up the top score in qualifying with 88.25, following by Baird’s 85.75.

The 25-year-old Voigt made her Olympic debut in Pyeongchang last February, finishing 21st in slopestyle and 17th in big air.

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