Canadian Philippe Langevin lands his 1st slopestyle World Cup medal

Canadian freestyle skier Philippe Langevin landed on the World Cup podium for the first time in his career as he came away with silver at the slopestyle competition in France on Saturday.

The Mont-Tremblant, Que., resident scored 90.27 on his second run to secure a spot on the podium.

"I can't believe it, it's insane," said Langevin, who's competing in his second season on the World Cup tour. "I wasn't expecting this to come so fast, so I'm super stoked.

"I felt really good out there, I was able to do what I had set out to do, so that's a good sign for upcoming races. The key now will be to recreate that as often as possible and to be as consistent as possible."

WATCH | Philippe Langevin earns his 1st World Cup medal:

Canada's Philippe Langevin reaches 1st World Cup slopestyle podium

6 years ago

Duration 2:11

18-year-old Canadian freestyle skier Philippe Langevin wins the silver medal at World Cup event in Font Romeu, France.

Alexander Hall of the United States took gold with a best-run score of 92.11, while Andri Ragettli of Switzerland was third at 89.06.

You can also catch more freestyle skiing action on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on Road to the Olympic Games, CBC Sports' weekly show spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world.

WATCH | Alexander Hall claims slopestyle gold in France: 

Alexander Hall claims gold at slopestyle event in France

6 years ago

Duration 1:48

American freestyle skier wins the World Cup event with best-run score of 92.11.

Max Moffatt was a personal-best sixth and Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon 13th to round out the Canadians on the men's side.

Langevin was making his 10th World Cup start and ninth in slopestyle, dating back to August 2017.

The 18-year-old's previous best finish was 10th in Stubai, Austria, in November 2018. 

Langevin placed 53rd at the same event in Font Romeu last season.

He was first in the 2017 Nor-Am overall standings as well as the 2017 Canada Cup standings. 

WATCH | Switzerland's Sarah Hoefflin soars to top of podium:

Sarah Hoefflin wins World Cup slopestyle event in France

6 years ago

Duration 1:52

Swiss freestyle skier wins with a best-run score of 78.52 points.

In the women's competition, Megan Oldham finished ninth as the top Canadian. Fellow teammate Kim Lamarre did not start in the final.

Sarah Hoefflin of Switzerland took the top spot with a scored of 78.52, followed by American Eileen Gu at 78.03 and Swiss skier Giulia Tanno at 74.54. 

WATCH | Full event of World Cup slopestyle in Font Romeu:

FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Font Romeu - Slopestyle

6 years ago

Duration 3:02:44

FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup from Font Romeu, France.