Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thénault clinched a silver medal at a World Cup aerials event held in her home country on Tuesday. Thénault secured second place in the women’s competition with an impressive score of 81.78 points. The event saw American Winter Vinecki dominating the field with a score of 93.58, while Emma Weiss from Germany secured the third spot with 79.33 points.
Hailing from Sherbrooke, located approximately 250 kilometers south of Lac-Beauport, Thénault celebrated her fourth podium finish of the World Cup season, comprising two silver and two bronze medals. She stood out as the lone Canadian qualifier for the women’s final.
In the men’s competition, Ukraine’s Dmytro Kotovskyi claimed the gold medal, followed by China’s Sun Jiaxu and Quinn Dehlinger from the United States. Miha Fontaine represented Canada well, finishing in eighth place.
