"Brown's win capped a remarkable rise on the World Cup circuit, with the 15-year-old earning her first career World Cup victory in just her third start. After opening her first World Cup race with third place at Secret Garden, China, the Melbourne-native went on to claim second place at Copper Mountain, Colorado and has now completed a perfect podium progression with a first place in Calgary. She took an early lead with a first-run score of 85.20, holding off China's Zhang Kexin, who finished one point back on 84.20, while American Svea Irving claimed bronze with 83.20."
"The result made Brown the youngest Australian to ever win a World Cup event and only the second freeski athlete in history to podium in their first three World Cup starts, matching a feat last achieved by Sweden's Jennie-Lee Burmansson in the 2017-18 season. She now leads the World Cup halfpipe standings at the midway point of the season with 240 points and sits second in the overall park and pipe rankings."
""Calgary is so special to me," Brown said after the win. "This is where I first tried skiing halfpipe, and I have the most wonderful friends here. The atmosphere here is amazing, and it's so fun to embrace the whole Snow Rodeo theme.""
Indra Brown, 15, earned her first World Cup victory in Calgary in only her third World Cup start, after previously placing third at Secret Garden and second at Copper Mountain. Brown opened with a first-run score of 85.20 to hold off China's Zhang Kexin (84.20) and American Svea Irving (83.20). The result made Brown the youngest Australian World Cup winner and the second freeski athlete to podium in their first three World Cup starts. Brown leads the World Cup halfpipe standings with 240 points and ranks second in the overall park and pipe standings. The Calgary event was the penultimate Olympic qualification competition ahead of final selections in Aspen Snowmass. On the men's side, Nick Goepper won in Calgary and secured Olympic qualification for his fourth Olympic Games and his first as a halfpipe specialist.
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