Snowboarder Brearley 1st Canadian to claim slopestyle Crystal Globe in World Cup history
Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley won the gold medal in a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday in Silvaplana, Switzerland.
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![Snowboarder Liam Brearley of Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 89.93 points to finish ahead of Japan's Taiga Hasegawa (85.31) and Australia's Valentino Gueseli (83.77) in Saturday's World Cup slopestyle event in Silvaplana, Switzerland. Canadian men's snowboarder poses with a gold medal after winning the snowboard knuckle huck final of the X Games on Jan. 26, 2024, in Aspen, Colo.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7153745.1711229600!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/brearley-liam-240126-1180.jpg)
Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley won the gold medal in a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday in Silvaplana, Switzerland.