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Ontario freestyle skier wins Canada's second medal of Winter Olympics

Freestyle skier Megan Oldham has won bronze in women's slopestyle, for Canada's second medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

The 24-year-old from Parry Sound, Ont. saved her best for last in this competition, in which the best of three runs counts for your final score.

After a spectacular crash on her second run, Oldham dusted herself off and posted a 76.46, which put her narrowly ahead of Great Britain's Kristy Muir (76.05).

 

"Honestly that was a really hard battle after that second run. I fell and really hurt my quad," Oldham said in a television interview with CBC. "At the top I tried to stay calm. I kept telling myself ‘I just need to land one more run and that’s all I gotta do.’ I’m so proud of myself."

Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland won gold (86.96), while American-born Eileen Gu of China claimed silver (86.58).

Canada's Naomi Urness of Mont-Tremblant, Que. finished seventh.

This is the second Olympics for Oldham, who finished 13th in slopestyle and fourth in big air at Beijing 2022.

Oldham has a chance to pick up a second medal in big air, which begins on Saturday.

Canada now has two medals in Italy, both bronze.

Lead photo by

Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images


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