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Canada's Elizabeth Hosking wins silver in snowboard halfpipe at FIS World Cup

Elizabeth Hosking, seen above competing during in the halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old native of Longueil, Que., earned her first World Cup podium on Friday, claiming silver in the halfpipe event. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - image credit)
Elizabeth Hosking, seen above competing during in the halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old native of Longueil, Que., earned her first World Cup podium on Friday, claiming silver in the halfpipe event. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - image credit)

Longueil Que., native Elizabeth Hosking won her first FIS snowboard World Cup medal in Copper Mountain, Colo., on Friday.

The 21-year-old tallied a top score of 88.75 in her first run — good enough for silver in the halfpipe event.

Spain's Queralt Castellet won gold with a leading score of 89.75, while Ono Mitsuki of Japan took the bronze with an 85.00.

WATCH | Elizabeth Hosking's silver medal winning run:

No Canadians competed on the men's side, but Australia's James Scotty claimed top spot on the podium, with a near perfect score of 99.00.

Switzerland's Jan Scherrer took silver with a score of 96.25, while Japanese snowboarder Kaishu Hirano won bronze with a total of 88.25.

Earlier on Friday, Canada pulled off a gold and a bonze in the skiing rendition of the half pipe event with Megan Oldham finishing first and Olivia Asselin finishing third.