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Canadian aerials skiers reached the podium in both the men’s and women’s events at the World Cup stop in Lac-Beauport, Que., on Saturday.
Marion Thénault of Sherbrooke, Que., had a score of 83.19 points to finish comfortably ahead of fourth-place finisher Chen Meiting of China (70.50) in the women’s competition. The 23-year-old Canadian was just behind Danielle Scott of Australia (84.24) and American gold medallist Karenna Elliott (89.18).
Quebec City’s Rosalie Gagnon and hometown skier Charlie Fontaine finished tenth and 12th, respectively.
Thénault won bronze at Beijing 2022 in the inaugural Olympic mixed team aerials event alongside Miha Fontaine and Lewis Irving.
Canada’s Marion Thénault claims aerials World Cup bronze on home snow in Lac-Beauport, Que. 🇨🇦🥉 <a href=”https://t.co/ofJEQQMeQp”>pic.twitter.com/ofJEQQMeQp</a>
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Émile Nadeau of Prévost, Que., who also competed in Beijing, won a bronze medal of his own later on Saturday, scoring 105.30 points to edge China’s Zhang Yifan (103.10) in the men’s event.
China claimed the top two spots on the podium, with reigning Olympic champion Qi Guangpu (124.78) finishing ahead of Wang Xindi (119.47).
Quebec City’s Irving finished sixth, while fellow Canadians Alexandre Duchaine (ninth), Miha Fontaine (11th) and Anthony Noel (12th) also advanced from qualification rounds.
Another Canadian on the aerials World Cup podium on home snow in Lac-Beauport, Que., as Émile Nadeau captures bronze in the men’s competition 🇨🇦🥉 <a href=”https://t.co/OdqQsbLNjl”>pic.twitter.com/OdqQsbLNjl</a>
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The season wraps up in Almaty City, Kazakhstan, on March 10.
WATCH l Full replay of aerials World Cup in Lac-Beauport:
Watch the FIS freestyle skiing World Cup aerials event from Lac-Beauport, Que.
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