Voisin 3rd in World Cup finale
Whitefish Pilot | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 9 months AGO
<p>U.S. Freeskiing slopestyle team member Maggie Voisin visits with young skiers at Whitefish Mountain Resort.</p>
Whitefish skier Maggie Voisin finished third in the women’s skiing slopestyle World Cup season finale on Friday at Corvatsch Park.
Voisin, who was the top qualifier for the event, threw down a score of 69.60 in her top run, finishing behind Sweden’s Emma Dahlstrom and Switzerland’s Giulia Tanno.
Voisin’s top run began with a backside 270 off to a left 360 mute grab, right 720, left 900 tail grab, switch left 900 mute, a slide, then finished with a frontside out 270 off the rail.
Voisin finished the season ranked sixth in the world slopestyle rankings, the top American finisher. Norway’s Tiril Sjaastad Christiansen claimed the world title.
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