SAINT MORITZ - Liam Brearley delivered a clutch second run to secure his first world title in mensa国际传媒 slopestyle on Friday.
The 22-year-old from Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 90.15 points to claim gold at the snowboard world championships.
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Olympic big air champion Su Yiming of China finished second with 85.07, while 16-year-old American Oliver Martin took bronze with 78.98.
Brearley said the level of competition at St. Moritz was among the best hesa国际传媒 seen.
鈥淭hese boys are killing it, and itsa国际传媒 such a high level of slopestyle right now,鈥 he said. 鈥淚tsa国际传媒 just an insane level of riding.鈥
Fellow Canadian and World Cup season champion Cameron Spalding, of Havelock, Ont., placed sixth in a deep 16-man field that saw some of slopestylesa国际传媒 biggest names finish further down the rankings, including Norwaysa国际传媒 Marcus Kleveland, a two-time world champion, in 14th.
Reigning Olympic champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand claimed the womensa国际传媒 title, with Japansa国际传媒 Kokomo Murase taking silver and Reira Iwabuchi earning bronze.聽
Quebec Citysa国际传媒 Laurie Blouin finished 10th.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March, 21, 2025.
