Canadian snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking claims World Cup halfpipe silver in Calgary | CBC Sports

Canada’s Elizabeth Hosking claimed silver in the women’s World Cup snowboard halfpipe on Friday in Calgary.

The 21-year-old from Longueuil, Que., had a top score of 86 points.

Japan’s Mitsuki Ono stood atop the podium with 89.75. Switzerland’s Berenice Wicki (72.50) narrowly edged 17-year-old Calgarian Brooke D’Hondt (72.25) for bronze.

Four Canadian women reached Friday night’s final, but no Canadian men advanced.

Felicity Geremia (43.50) and Jenna Walker (32.75), who finished in the bottom two spots, were the others who competed in the women’s final eight under the lights.

WATCH | Canada’s Hosking captures silver on home snow:

Quebec’s Elizabeth Hosking captures World Cup snowboard halfpipe silver

Longueuil Que., native Elizabeth Hosking finishes second at the FIS snowboard World Cup halfpipe event in Calgary.

Japan’s Hirano soars to gold in men’s final

In the men’s final, Japan’s Ruka Hirano struck gold with a high score of 88.50.

Australia’s Valentino Guseli finished 6.50 points out of first but beat out Japan’s Shuichiro Shigeno by 0.25 for silver.

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Calgary’s event is the final international warm-up for the world snowboard championship starting next week in Bakuriani, Georgia.