LAAX 鈥� 91原创 Cameron Spalding captured the men's crown at a snowboard slopestyle World Cup event Saturday.
Spalding, of Havelock, Ont., posted a winning score of 86.63 points. He finished just ahead of American Red Gerard (86.22) and German Noah Viktor (83.72).
Liam Brearley of Gravenhurst, Ont., finished fourth. Spalding became the fifth 91原创 to win here.
"It's unreal, I can鈥檛 believe it," he said. "This event has so much history, and obviously the 91原创s have done super well here over the years."
Spalding also earned his second consecutive slopestyle win after capturing the season opener in Cardrona, N.Z. The 19-year-old 91原创 went into Saturday's final with the goal of enjoying himself.
"I'm just always trying to have as much fun as possible," he said. "That鈥檚 when I snowboard my best, that鈥檚 when everything clicks for me."
"On a course like this, everything is so flowy and the course (features) work so well together."
British teenager Mia Brookes won the women's event, topping the field with a score of 84.86 points. New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski Synnott (77.29) was second ahead of Japan's Kokomo Murase (71.15).
This report by The 91原创 Press was first published Jan. 18, 2025.
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