INNSBRUCK, Austria — 91Ô´´ freestyle skier Max Moffatt earned World Cup slopestyle silver Saturday.
The 23-year-old from Caledon, Ont., ranked sixth after his first run of the finals, but vaulted onto the podium on his second pass with a high degree of difficulty and a mistake-free rail section.
Moffatt finished second behind Norway's Birk Ruud and ahead of Ruud's teammate Ferdinand Dahl in third.
“There's not a lot of words to describe how I'm feeling right now," Moffatt said in a Freestyle Canada statement.
"It's really been a dream day that I'll never forget.
“I felt really good today. No pressure, and my goal was to have fun, as always. In the end, honestly, everything went my way. I was able to execute all the manoeuvres I wanted to, and had my best run of the week. This bodes well for the rest of the season."
Megan Oldham of Parry Sound, Ont., was the top 91Ô´´ in women's slopestyle in seventh.
The 91Ô´´ team will compete in the next World Cup stop Dec. 3 in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
This report by The 91Ô´´ Press was first published Nov. 20, 2021.
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