Olympians Brendan Mackay, Rachael Karker take silver at Calgary's 'Snow Rodeo' yyc
Brendan Mackay and Rachael Karker kicked off the Calgary World Cup with silver medals in Thursday evening’s halfpipe events.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“Still, I’m really happy with my result,” Mackay said. “There were several good runs, and Jon put the pressure on at the very last second. His skiing was just incredible.”“You always hope to be able to do a victory lap at the end, but when I saw Jon’s run, I knew I’d have to do even better to stay in the running,” continued Mackay. “I was a bit nervous, but I got myself fired up and did my very best. I increased the level of difficulty, but I slid out doing one manoeuver in the middle.
Noah Bowman and Dylan Marineau , both of Calgary, also advanced to the men’s final and finished eighth and 10th, respectively. Rachael Karker, seen here with her bronze medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, won silver at last night’s halfpipe event.Karker pulled out all the stops in an attempt to defeat her rival but was unable to get ahead. After two unsuccessful runs, the skier from Guelph, Ont., put it all down on her final run, earning a score of 89.00.
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