Ya aww ya.. Ottawa native, now livin’ it up in Whistler, Crispin Lipscomb ripped up the halfpipe in Laax, Switzerland, at the Burton European Open, and took top spot. His winning run rocked the house, with a frontside 1080, cab 700, frontside 900, backside 900 and huge backside alley-oop! East Coasters are celebrating too, as Sarah Conrad, from Halifax, rode strong with a backside air, frontside air, backside air, air to fakie, cab 500 to switch alley-oop 500 and took the silver medal on the women’s side at the same event.

“I just had a great day. The sun came out after a long storm and my teammate Sarah Conrad was doing so well and we were feeding off each other!” said Lipscomb. “I am really happy for a good result in Europe, giving me major wins now in Canada, USA, Japan and finally Europe! Go Canada!!”

Maëlle Ricker of Whistler, took the bronze in the Boardercross event. Another Whistler native, Mercedes Nicoll also turned in a top performance, taking home sixth in the Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe.

Also over at the Nokia FIS Snowboard World Cup tour, rookie Matt Morison from Burketon, Ontario, ripped up the Parallel Slalom course in Nendaz, Switzerland and took home the bronze medal. In his final race, he took down veteran Siegfried Grabner, and made his mark on the World Cup tour, with his first podium finish.

Great job!