Oldham, Asselin achieve new highs in big air as Canadians take gold and bronze

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Megan Oldham earned the first big air victory of her career and Olivia Asselin had her first-ever World Cup medal as Canada won gold and bronze on Friday.

Oldham, from Parry Sound, Ont., had a strong first descent that earned her 89.00 points, to which she added another 87.00 on her second run for a cumulative score of 176.00.

Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland earned 84.00 points on her final run, racking up a total score of 172.00, which was good for silver.

Asselin, from Lévis, Que., earned 83.50 and 85.50 points for her runs, for a total of 169.00 for her bronze.