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Indra Brown, 15, Wins Calgary Halfpipe to Become Youngest Australian World Cup Winner

The victory moves her to the World Cup lead with Olympic selection to be finalized at Aspen.

Overview

  • Brown tops the freeski halfpipe standings at mid-season with 240 points, 55 ahead of China’s Zhang Kexin.
  • The Calgary gold followed a bronze at Secret Garden and a silver at Copper Mountain in her first three World Cup starts.
  • She secured the win with an opening run of 85.20, edging Zhang on 84.20 and American Svea Irving on 83.20, with Li Fanghui fourth.
  • Australia has not yet confirmed her Olympic berth, with final selection scheduled for the Aspen Snowmass World Cup on January 8–10.
  • The result matched a rare FIS benchmark set by Jennie-Lee Burmansson and gave Brown the most halfpipe World Cup podiums by an Australian.