Freestyle fans haven't seen much of Cassie Sharpe lately because she took two years off to have a daughter with her husband, ex-Canadian national skier Justin Dorey.
Sharpe reintroduced herself to the World Cup circuit on Saturday, ascending to bronze medal position with 89.00 points at the halfpipe event in Copper Mountain, Colo. Victorious multi-discipline phenom Eileen Gu alone broke the 90-point barrier (90.50) and Zoe Atkin of Great Britain notched silver (89.75).
"Eating chicken nuggets the night before contests for the foreseeable future!" quipped Sharpe on her Instagram account. "Thank you everyone for all the support. So stoked to be back on the box! It’s different, it’s tough and full-on, but these moments make it all worth it!
"Huge thank you to the village behind the scenes, you know who you all are! Especially my mom though! The real goat behind the scenes!"
The Squamolian's resume already encompasses two Olympic medals (gold in 2018, silver from 2022), a pair of Crystal Globes (2018, 2019) and five X Games medals (two gold, one silver, two bronze). For these achievements, she was named to the BC Sports Hall of Fame last year.
Gu, who represents China, is one of many freestyle skiers who respect and admire Sharpe.
"I’m really happy for all the girls, especially Cassie," she said in an interview with FIS. "I want to give her a big shout out."
Brendan Mackay joined his fellow Canadian Sharpe on the podium. He finished second (91.25) between two American men, Alex Ferreira (94.75) and Nicholas Goepper (89.25).
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