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Canada's Sharpe wins freestyle skiing women's halfpipe at PyeongChang Olympics(updated)

Xinhua,February 20, 2018 Adjust font size:

PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cassie Sharpe of Canada won the freestyle skiing women's halfpipe of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park here on Tuesday.

Sharpe earned her best score of 95.80 points in the second run of three to take the gold, while France's Marie Martinod, who took silver four years ago at the Sochi Games, again finished second with 92.60.

"I've been training so hard to get that run consistent and I just wanted to come out here strong with that first run. Just putting all my hard work into this, it's just everything wrapped up into one," said Sharpe who claimed her first Olympic medal.

Martinod said: "I guess we skied great. Cassie and Brita skied really well. We showed the whole world probably the best girl contest in halfpipe today, so it's much more than just my personal medal."

American Brita Sigourney captured the bronze with a score of 91.60, edging teammate Annalisa Drew who was fourth with 86.8.

Sigourney said: "Anna made me nauseous to my stomach before I dropped. I actually bailed on what I was supposed to do with my coach, but I was just feeling it and I just did what I wanted."

Chinese skier Zhang Kexin posted 73.00 points in her first run to settle for the 9th among the 12 finalists.

"This is the first time I compete in Olympics. I am satisfied with this result. I think I could do better in the second run, but the landing was not good enough," said the 15-year-old.

Zhang finished third in World Cup series in Copper Mountain, United States, before claiming her first World Cup title in Chongli, China's Hebei province last December.

"After this Olympics, I gained a lot of experience. I will come back to practice more and enhance my levels in difficulty," added Zhang, who has set her eyes on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

American Maddie Bowman, who won the gold four years ago when the women's halfpipe debuted at the Olympics, was unable to land a run in the final and placed 11th. Enditem

 

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