THE CANADIAN PRESS
STONEHAM, Que. — Brad Martin of Lancaster, Ont., and Sarah Conrad of Dartmouth, N.S., both captured silver medals at a World Cup halfpipe event on Sunday.
“I felt pretty good this afternoon,” said Conrad. “Unfortunately, I got a little more air than I expected early in my run and that kind of threw me off. From there, I kind of ran out of pipe.
“I’m still really happy with silver,” she added. “For me to get on the podium today gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season.”
Manuela Laura Pesko of Switzerland took the gold, while Queralt Quastellet of Spain grabbed bronze.
American Greg Betz won the gold on the men’s side, while Nathan Johnstone place third.
Although visibly disappointed that he let the gold slip through his fingers, Martin said he was satisfied with his effort Sunday.
“I knew I had to go big if I wanted to hold my lead but I had a little trouble with my speed early in the run and just didn’t get the amplitude I wanted on my jumps,” said Martin
“But I’m still pretty happy with my day. I went for it. And it didn’t quite work out. But I certainly didn’t give it away.”
Jeff Batchelor of Oakville, Ont., placed fifth.