Australia’s Matt Graham has collected a bronze medal within the males’s twin moguls on the FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland.
The outcome gave Graham his fifth World Championships medal, probably the most received by any Australian winter sports activities athlete.
Graham misplaced to gold medallist Mikael Kingsbury of Canada in an eventful semifinal, with the Australian dropping a ski at excessive velocity earlier than cartwheeling down the course.
Contesting the small ultimate, Graham accomplished a solo run to be awarded the bronze medal after Swedish opponent Filip Gravenfors pushed out of the beginning gate however was unable to proceed because of harm.
Gravenfors had been injured throughout a crash in his semifinal in opposition to Japanese silver medallist Ikuma Horishima.
“It was most likely one of many hardest-earned podiums of my profession” Graham stated.
“The course was difficult. It was icy at first of the day and consequently the highest air touchdown and first 5 turns bought trashed.
“On paper, the course wasn’t that tough however there have been a number of little technical parts to it.”
Graham’s compatriot Cooper Woods claimed eighth place, whereas fellow Australians Jackson Harvey (18th) and George Murphy (twenty third) completed additional down the standings.
Charlotte Wilson was the best-placed Australian within the ladies’s twin moguls ultimate, inserting fifteenth behind US gold medallist Jaelin Kauf.
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