The second of two halfpipe World Cups went down in Calgary this week, closing out the season. Thursday night saw Eileen Gu take the W with hometown rider Amy Fraser Taking second, with Zoe Atkin taking home third. In the men's Alex Ferreira took the W with Brendan Mackay and Jon Sallinen picking up second and third respectively. The Saturday night crowd in Calgary was huge, the noise was great and it's awesome to see the scene with such support.

Women

The women came out of the gate, putting down clean runs. Kathryn Gray set the benchmark early with a 75.5, she lost some points for a missed grab but her cork 9 was lovely. Amy Fraser put down a banger in front of the home crowd, opening with back-to-back switch hits, switch right 9 to switch left 5 and she closed her run with back-to-back 9s which earned her an 87.75. Svea Irving opened with a massive left AO flat 5, her grabs were missed here and there something to be cleaned up but she was reaching for a safety to Japan which would be worth some points if she could clean it all up - 79.50. Zoe put down a banger, highlighted by the switch right 7 opp safety to cap it off. 3-way 7s and huge amplitude, 92.00 for preliminary first with Eileen to drop. Eileen continues to be a cheat code in the halfpipe, her amplitude is just bigger than everyone and her grabs are always creative, back-to-back 900s to open things up, she boosted a huge flat 5 mute and earned a 94.25.

The podium didn't change in run two, Sabrina Cakmakli bobbled and scratched the run. Amy Fraser put down another clean run but it didn't look as clean or boosted as her first. The judges agreed. Riley Jacobs cleaned up her run, giving herself a little more breathing room in 4th but not enough to challenge 3rd. Svea Irving cleaned up her grabs but slipped out on her final run. Zoe Put another clean one down but didn't improve her score. Eileen dropped and upped her difficulty with closing back-to-back alley-oop flat 5s to close out her run, improved from an AO flat 5 to 3 blunt in the previous run - 95.25.

In run two, Amy Fraser fell, so wouldn't further challenge the podium. She would have to watch from 3rd place while the rest of the field dropped. Svea Irving put down her cleanest run of the night with the last throw of the dice. Her 90.50 would bump out Amy Fraser from 3rd. Zoe Atkin went down, leaving Eileen to put down a victory lap. In typical fashion she didn't hold back, boosting bigger and grabbing her grabs better too. Earning a monstrous 97.00 and the W.

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Results

GOLD: Eileen Gu

Silver: Zoe Atkin

Bronze: Svea Irving

Men

After the ladies all put down a clean run opening things up, MatthewLabaugh bucked the trend and himself in the first run for the men. Brendan Mackay had a nice run on the go but hip-checked the final wall. His opening switch dub 9 critical was huge. Tristan Feinberg also got bodied, on a dub 16 attempt. Aaron Blunck put down a clean run, he lost amplitude early but managed to gain it back for his final hits, two down-the-pipe dub 9s and a closing dub 12 blunt 81.00 would put him up there. Finley Melville Ives put down a huge run, his flowy style and amplitude gave him a 90.50. Seung Hun Lee, put down the first 16 of the night earned an 87.00 for his efforts. Alex Ferreira then put down 2 16s down in his run, his opening cork 10 was gorgeous - earning him a 95.50. Nick Geopper, still in jeans, proved his pedigree. The best hit, was his switch 7 dub Japan, just for the grab and floatyness, he's always clinical with his grabs too it was enough for an 88.50 and third. Dylan Ladd got the dub Japan memo, lacing a left dub 12 dub Japan on his final hit. Jon Sallinen was the last to drop. Jon Sallinen's run was huge, and clean, he landed on his pole on the final 12. He skis the pipe with great flow and clean grabs.

In run 2, Matt Labaugh fell again. I don't know how Brendan holds on to some of his landings, he goes huge, switch AO dub 9, to left dub 10 is a great opening combo with both-way dub 12s to close his run. Maxing his amplitude at 12" out of the pipe. 84.50 seemed like a low score, but with no spins over 1260 that likely cost him. Tristen fell again on his right dub 16, another scratch. Aaron Blunck has some of the most creative rotations in the pipe, his switch down the pipe dub 9 is so bllind, and his down the pipe dub flat 9 is a super cool axis. The judges deliberated for a while, only enough for an 87.50. Finley upped his intensity, going even bigger on his opening switch 7 to dub 16 combo, 15ft worth of amplitude. Another great axis on the alleyoop dub 9. He increased his cushion with a 92.25. Seung Hun Lee brought it, cleaning up his grabs and increasing the amplitude, 94.00 would put him in front of Finley. Alex Ferreira, put another banger down but didn't improve his score. Nick Geopper honestly seems to be having the most fun out of everyone in the ditch, his run earned a long wait while the judges deilverbated, he broke into the 90s but would stay in 4th behind the unstoppable Alex Ferreira and two young guns, Filney and Seung Hun. Dylan Ladd and Jon Sallinen would scratch their second runs to close out the second round.

In the final run from the men, Brendan Mackay wouldn't improve his score, Aaron Blunck added a 4th double which put him above Brendan. Finlay would go huge on a dub 16 but would have to running man out of the following hit, scratching this run but still sitting on the podium in third. Seung Hung dropped in with intent and went huge trying a switch dub 12 out of the first hit but blew up. Alex Ferreira also went down following a massive dub 16 trying to switch dub 10 off the back of it. Nick Goepper bobbled in the flat bottom, not improving his score. Dylan Ladd laced his dub 14, a rotation that is rare in the pipe these days, his switch right 720 nose was lovely, and the grab variety would treat him well with the judges. Jon Sallinen put his run down super clean to close out the night, earning a 94.50 and clinching second.

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Results

GOLD: Alex Ferreira

Silver: Jon Sallinen

Bronze: Seung Hun Lee