Canada Winter Games 2019 Highlights

February 27, 2019

It only comes around every four years and is one of the biggest multi sport events around, second only to the BiG show itself (the Olympics).  Freestyle BC has historically done quite well and the games and it was a legacy that our mission staff, coaches and athletes intended to build upon.

Freestyle BC worked closely with the coaches, athletes and the TEAM BC mission staff to ensure we were prepared to make the most of this incredible opportunity.  If you followed the games you would know that our team did phenomenally well on the field of play and represented our province in a way that would make every British Columbian proud!

Our Freestyle BC Team consisted of:

Mogul Teams:

Male

Brayden Kuroda
Sam Cordell
Joshua Maga

Female

Kassidy Todd
Jessica Linton
Maya Mikkelson

Park Teams:

Male

Ben Lynch
Kai Smart
Leif Wilson

Women

Skye Clarke
Josephine Howell
Caoimhe Heavey

Coach/Support Staff Team

Josh Kober – Head Coach
Mike Apps – Coach
Danika Mazur – Team Manager
Sebastien Berthiaume – Tech Support

Comp Day 1 – Aerials

As our Mogul team arrived at the games, they started with the Aerials competition – a two-jump combined score format. This worked in Brayden Kuroda’s favour who ended up taking the win in the male category.

Brayden Kuroda stomping a Backfull, which contributed to his top combined score of 121.65 (along with a Backlay for his second jump).

BC Male Aerials Results

1st – Brayden Kuroda
5th – Josh Maga
7th – Sam Cordell
12th – Kai Smart

Click here for full results.

Brayden Kuroda winning Gold in Aerials for Team BC.

BC Female Aerials Results

4th – Maya Mikkelsen
5th – Kassidy Todd
6th – Jessie Linton

Click here for full results.

Comp Day 2 – Moguls

The highly anticipated Moguls competition went Brayden Kuroda’s way, when he took the top spot on the podium once again.

BC Male Moguls Results

1st – Brayden Kuroda 
6th  – Sam Cordell
7th – Josh Maga

Click here for full results.

Brayden bringing home another Gold for Team BC in Moguls.

BC Female Moguls Results

4th – Maya Mikkelsen
5th – Kassidy Todd
6th – Jessie Linton

Click here for full results.

Maya Mikkelsen with a great run that landed her 4th place, just over a point shy of the podium.

Comp Day 3 – Slopestyle

With the Mogul Team wrapping things up at the Games, our Slopestyle team made their way to Red Deer. After a couple of training days, things started off with the Slopestyle competition. Skye Clarke took the win on the female side after putting down a solid run.

BC Female Slopestyle Results

1st – Skye Clarke
5th – Josephine Howell
8th – Caoimhe Heavey

Click here for full results.

Skye Clarke was able to land a great run to take 1st place in Slopestyle.

BC Male Slopestyle Results

5th – Kai Smart
8th – Leif Wilson
11th – Ben Lynch

Click here for full results.

Comp Day 4 – Big Air

After a successful Slopestyle event, the team had the chance to hit the biggest jump in the course – which they were already comfortable with. Skye Clarke, who landed a Switch 720 Japan, took home Silver while Josephine Howell went big on a Cork 720 Mute for the Bronze.

Josephine Howell mid way through her Cork 720 Mute that landed her on the podium.

BC Female Big Air Results

2nd – Skye Clarke
3rd – Josephine Howell
5th – Caoimhe Heavey

Click here for full results.

Skye Clarke (left) and Josephine Howell (right) winning Silver and Bronze for Team BC.

BC Male Big Air Results

5th – Kai Smart
9th – Leif Wilson
14th – Ben Lynch

Click here for full results.

Kai Smart with a Switch Bio 900 Blunt that placed him 5th.

Comp Day 5 – Halfpipe

The final competition day of the Canada Winter Games was a long one as the athletes made their way to Calgary, where they began their training in the afternoon. The competition took place under the lights in Winsport’s perfectly cut Halfpipe.

Skye Clarke adds a Bronze to complete her collection (GOLD and SILVER) to wrap things up for Team BC.

BC Female Halfpipe Results

3rd – Skye Clarke
4th – Caoimhe Heavey
5th – Josephine Howell

Click here for full results.

Skye Clarke standing on the podium once again.

BC Male Halfpipe Results

7th – Kai Smart
15th – Ben Lynch
23rd – Leif Wilson

Click here for full results.

A huge thank you to Red Deer for hosting us, the membership, parents, athletes, coaches and to Robyn Hughes who was the best mission staff we could of asked for!