Yahoo Sports Canada's Lewis Irving wins aerials silver at Minsk World Cup
Canada's Lewis Irving, 24, won silver at a World Cup aerials event in Minsk, Belarus on Saturday.
The high flying Quebec City native scored 124.43 to secure his place on the podium.
WATCH | Lewis Irving of Quebec City finishes 2nd:
Only 0.46 points separated Irving and eventual winner Justin Schoenefeld of the United States (124.89).
WATCH | Schoenefeld of the U.S. wins men's event:
Christopher Lillis, also of the U.S. rounded out the podium with 122.17.
In the women's event, Australia's Laura Peel topped the field with 106.53, followed by China's Xu Mengato (95.06) and Xu Sicun (87.92).
WATCH | Australia's Laura Peel captures gold:
