Another gold medal for Canada, tops in men’s snowboard big air
Posted February 23, 2018 6:35 pm.
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BOKWANG, KOREA (NEWS 1130) – Team Canada continues to impress and add to our medal total at the Winter Games.
Canada’s Sebastien Toutant has won gold in men’s big air at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
The 25-year-old from L’Assomption, Que., scored 84.75 points on his first run and 89.50 on his second for a combined 174.25 points. Toutant didn’t land his final run, but he didn’t need to.
In big air, each rider gets three runs with the points from their top two combined for a total score. Jumps are judged based on difficulty and execution — including amplitude and landing.
Kyle Mack of the United States won silver while Britain’s Billy Morgan took bronze.
Max Parrot of Bromont, Que., who won silver in slopestyle last week, finished ninth with 117.75 while Regina’s Mark McMorris, the slopestyle bronze medallist, was 10th after struggling to land his first two jumps.
Big air made its Olympic debut at these Games.
This latest medal means Canada now has 28 — 11 gold, eight silver and nine bronze.
