THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickMarion Thénault soars to silver, Lewis Irving claims bronzeTwo Canadian aerial skiers opened the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup by landing on the podium in Ruka, Finland. Marion Thénault posted a score of 90.59 in aerials points to win the silver medal in the women’s competition. This is Thénault’s fourth career podium on the World Cup circuit. Another Canadian took home some aerials hardware today in Ruka, Finland 🙌Lewis Irving (right) won bronze in the opening weekend of the World Cup circuit 🇨🇦🥉 pic.twitter.com/iCHekyVcsG — CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) December 4, 2022With a score of 109.29 in the men’s event, Lewis Irving secured the bronze medal for his seventh World Cup medal. At Beijing 2022, Thénault and Irving teamed up with Miha Fontain to win a bronze medal in the inaugural Olympic mixed team aerials event.

Source: CBC News December 04, 2022 16:47 UTC