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Sigourney Grabs Halfpipe Bronze

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 19 2018
Brita Sigourney celebrates after winning the halfpipe bronze medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Getty Images - David Ramos)
Brita Sigourney celebrates after winning the halfpipe bronze medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Getty Images - David Ramos)

Brita Sigourney (Carmel, Calif.) nailed her final run to grab the halfpipe bronze medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Tuesday morning at Phoenix Snow Park.

Sigourney put down solid scores in her first two runs to rank third going into the final run. Fellow American Annalisa Drew (Andover, Mass.) briefly overtook Sigourney with a strong final run score of 90.80, but Sigourney responded, earning 91.60 to cement her bronze medal finish.

Cassie Sharpe of Canada won the gold medal with 95.80 points, as Marie Martinod of France, who took silver with 92.60 points. Drew finished fourth.

"I just feel to proud and honored to are a part of this group of girls," said Sigourney. "It was such an inspiring competition. They put down the greatest runs I’ve ever seen in a halfpipe."

It was a welcome medal for Sigourney who had qualified second in Sochi, but finished sixth.

"I didn’t realize what I really wanted at the Sochi Olympics - I was just so happy and grateful to be there," she recalled. "I was in awe. But it was just gratitude for being there. I didn’t realize how much fire I would have this time around."

Sigourney showed in qualifying a day earlier that she was there to get the job done, launching huge amplitude in the Phoenix Park halfpipe.

"This time, I really wanted it," she said.  "But I don’t think I realized that until I dropped in on my final run and thought ‘I REALLY want this.’"

Each of Team USA's three finalists had their own unique Olympic story. For Drew, it was clean runs that kept her dancing in the medal spotlight. For defending champion

This team has been through a lot together - hard training days, good training days, good and bad competitions. I was there when Maddie won gold at the last Olympics and she was there for me today. She was so supportive. It’ just so touching and it makes you feel so much better when your teammates are there to back your success. Maddie Bowman (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.), the Sochi 2014 halfpipe gold medalist, finished 11th in the final after struggling to land her final trick on all three runs.

"This team has been through a lot together - hard training days, good training days, good and bad competitions," said Sigourney. "I was there when Maddie won gold at the last Olympics and she was there for me today. She was so supportive. It’ just so touching and it makes you feel so much better when your teammates are there to back your success."

All morning long, it was a parade of women dropping in for strong runs. "I don’t think it’s sunk in yet," said Sigourney. "I’m just so proud to he a part of the three girls on the podium - and Anna’s run in fourth place was just amazing!. I’ve never seen an entire field of women be pushed so high in one event. This was a high point for our sport."

RESULTS
Women’s halfpipe

Trick List
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