Canada's Liam Brearley wins snowboard slopestyle world title in Switzerland
Gravenhurst, Ont. native grinds his way to gold in Silvaplana
Canada's Liam Brearley won the men's title in the snowboard slopestyle competition at the FIS snowboard world championships in Silvaplana, Switzerland, on Friday.
The 22-year-old snowboarder from Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 90.15 points in his second run to claim the gold medal.
"I'm so glad I landed that run," Brearley said. "I didn't land my first one, and I was just like, `I've got nothing to lose, I'm going to put it all out there,' and it worked out."
Defending Olympic champion Su Yiming of China (85.07) took silver while American Oliver Martin (78.98) rounded out the podium in bronze-medal position.
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Cam Spalding of Havelock, Ont., finished sixth (72.06) while Regina's Mark McMorris and Quebec City's Francis Jobin did not qualify for the final.
"There's a lot of competition between the Canadians at the moment and we're in a really good spot," Brearley said. "I'm really stoked on the result and it puts me in a good spot for next year, so I'm looking forward to it."
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On the women's side, reigning Olympic champ Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (90.15) won a third consecutive title.
The New Zealander was joined on the podium by silver medallists Kokomo Murase (87.02) and bronze medallist Reira Iwabuchi, both of Japan.
Canada's Laurie Blouin (46.04) finished 10th in the final.
