Cdn Rochon grabs aerials gold at WC event
Posted January 29, 2012 5:19 pm.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY — Canada’s Olivier Rochon won the men’s aerials event Sunday at a World Cup freestyle event.
Rochon, from Gatineau, Que., finished first with 125.67 points. China’s Qi Guangpu was second with 124.34 and compatriot Liu Zhongqing was third with 119.03.
Jean-Christophe Andre of Montreal was eighth with 83.19 points.
With the victory, Rochon remained atop the overall standings with 266 points.
Switzerland’s Thomas Lambert was second with 195.
China’s Xu Mengtao won the women’s event with 98.52 points while compatriot Cheng Shuang was second with 92.35. Olga Volkova of Ukraine was third with 85.05.
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