Canada's Bowman soars to gold, Karker secures silver at ski halfpipe World Cup

Canada's Noah Bowman surged to gold while fellow Canadian Rachael Karker secured silver at the freestyle skiing halfpipe World Cup in China on Friday.

Bowman's second run stood as the top mark among at 91.5 points, with American Noah Blunck nearly topping the Canadian on his final run of the day at 90.75. Lyman Currier, also of the U.S., won bronze with 89.75 points.

Bowman, the 27-year-old from Calgary, is now tied with Blunck atop the World Cup standings with 240 points.

WATCH | Bowman edges out Blunck for gold:

Canadian Noah Bowman tops ski halfpipe podium in China

5 years ago

Duration 1:38

Noah Bowman posted the top score of the day to win the ski halfpipe gold medal at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup stop in Long Chi, China.

Karker, meanwhile, moved one step up the podium from last week with her 88.75-point performance. The 22-year-old from Guelph, Ont., didn't crack 65 on either of her other finals runs.

Russia's Valeriya Demidova took gold with 92.50 points. China's Fanghui Li placed third after scoring 86.50 points on her first run.

WATCH | Karker skis to silver in China:

Canada's Rachael Karker claims World Cup halfpipe silver in China

5 years ago

Duration 1:43

Rachael Karker's first run score of 88.75 was good enough to land on the ski halfpipe podium as she grabbed a silver medal at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Long Chi, China.

Karker now sits fourth in the overall standings.