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Thursday, February 3, 2011

{allcanada} CANADA'S TURSKI CAPTURES SILVER AT WORLD FREESTYLE SKIING EVENT

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PARK CITY, Utah -- Kaya Turski of Montreal added to Canada's medal haul at the freestyle skiing world championships, capturing silver in the first women's slopestyle event Thursday.

Australia's Anna Segal won the gold with 43.40 points while Turski scored 41.70. American Keri Herman grabbed bronze with a 41.0 score on her second run.

Alex Schlopy of the U.S. won the men's event, as competitors from seven different countries put on a show they hope will land the sport in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

In slopestyle, skiers perform tricks on rails, jumps and other obstacles to build up their score. They are judged on creativity, trick completion and style.

Schlopy scored 41.8 points in his hometown of Park City to edge Winter X Games gold medallist Sam Carlson (41.50) of the U.S. Australia's Russ Henshaw was third (41.20) after a solid second run.

An International Olympic Committee official was on hand to watch the finals. A decision will be made in April on whether to include the sport at the Sochi Games.

Canada's has five medals at the world championships, including a gold by Jennifer Heil in Wednesday's women's moguls.