MacKay's gold-medal performance in the men's halfpipe highlighted a three-medal day for Canada at the world freestyle skiing championships.
Canada’s Brendan MacKay warms up prior to competing in the freestyle skiing men’s freeski halfpipe final during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in Zhangjiakou, China, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. MacKay’s gold-medal performance in the men’s halfpipe capped a three-medal day for Canada at the world freestyle skiing championships on Saturday.CanadaThe 25-year-old from Calgary topped the podium with a score of 97.25, to finish one-and-a-half points ahead of silver medallist Jon Sallinen of Finland.
“At the last worlds, I was first after the qualifiers, but I wasn’t able to hold onto that lead in the final. This time, I wanted to go all the way, and I knew my run would have to be exceptional. I’m proud of my performance.” American Hanna Faulhaber, who was second to Karker in qualifying, won gold with 95.75 points, while Zoe Akin of Great Britain nabbed silver with 94.40.
“It’s been an incredible week. I didn’t expect to perform so well, and I’m super happy to have won another medal, especially since it happened on my third jump,” Oldham said. “The snow conditions made landing difficult, but I managed to get onto the podium. I couldn’t be happier.”
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