Calgary's Mackay, Fraser claim silver on home snow at freeski halfpipe World Cup
The Canadian Press | Posted: February 16, 2024 4:43 AM | Last Updated: February 16
China's Eileen Gu, American Alex Ferreira capture gold at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary's Brendan Mackay and Amy Fraser both earned silver medals in front of a hometown crowd in freestyle ski halfpipe World Cup action on Thursday at Canada Olympic Park.
Mackay finished with a top score of 94.25 in the men's competition.
American Alex Ferreira (96.50) claimed gold, while Finland's Jon Sallinen (92.00) grabbed bronze.
WATCH l Mackay earns silver before home crowd:
Fellow Calgarian Andrew Longino placed sixth in the event with a high score of 85.25.
Fraser had a top of score of 89.25 on the women's side.
China's Eileen Gu, the reigning Olympic champion, struck gold with 93.25. Great Britain's Zoe Atkin took bronze with a high score of 88.00.
Watch live coverage of the second freeski halfpipe World Cup in Calgary on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.
WATCH l Fraser takes 2nd place behind reigning Olympic champ: