Squamish鈥檚 Cassie Sharpe is bringing home a bronze medal from the Engadin 2025 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Switzerland.
In the freeski halfpipe finals on Sunday, held in the resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley, Great Britain鈥檚 , 22, won the freeski halfpipe with a score of 93.50 in her second run, according to a news release from the .
China鈥檚 Li Fanghui, who is also 22, was a close second, at 93.00, earning her silver.
In the men鈥檚 category, , of New Zealand, earned gold, with 96.00.
U.S. skier Nick Goepper garnered silver at 94.00, while his teammate Alex Ferreira took bronze with 92.50.
For the uninitiated, with the freeski halfpipe, in a U-shaped tube鈥攐r halfpipe鈥攁thletes do a series of jumps, spins and 鈥済rabs,鈥� meaning grabbing or holding their skis.
The athlete鈥檚 runs are judged according to the height, difficulty and execution of the tricks, as well as the overall presentation.
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