January 12, 2022

After over 16 months of training without competitions, the BC Park and Pipe Team travelled to Calgary for their first Canada Cup. Despite extremely cold conditions and a shortened training period, the competition did not disappoint. Having just hosted the Snow Rodeo, Winsport provided a World Cup level course, and athletes competed in what was arguably the most competitive Canada Cup event ever.

Alec Henderson got off to a hot start on the first day, throwing down the competition’s best trick with a huge switch double 1440 mute grab claiming the gold medal in the men’s big air event.

The next day Caoimhe Heavey held her own in a deep women’s field, placing 4^th in women’s slopestyle competing for a switch right 540 safety, right cork 7 safety to a left 360 japan on the shark fin. While on the men’s side, Kai Martin put down a very smooth switch right bio-9, to left double 1260 to a switch left bio-9 on the shark fin, earning himself a well-deserved bronze medal.

Overall, the team is looking in great shape; we have one final tune-up camp in Whistler before kicking off our main competition stretch at the NorAm in Mammoth where we will best compete against a solid American field.