TIGNES, France — It was a Canadian sweep atop the podium at the final halfpipe ski World Cup event of the season, with Cassie Sharpe winning the women’s competition and Noah Bowman winning the men’s event on Thursday. Sharpe, from Comox, B.C., finished with 90.40 points, ahead of France’s Marie Martinod (90.00) and Brita Sigourney of the United States (88.40). Sharpe also won the Crystal Globe for finishing first in the women’s halfpipe standings with 329 points, ahead of Sigourney (306) and China’s Zhang Kexin (264). Thursday’s World Cup title capped an excellent year for Sharpe, who also won halfpipe gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. It really meant a lot to me because it was Marie’s last event and it was really fun feeling the energy of the crowd.”Calgary’s Bowman won his first World Cup gold medal with a score of 94.20.

Source: National Post March 22, 2018 21:33 UTC