Canada’s Laurie Blouin wins silver in slopestyle

Snowboarding - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's Slopestyle Finals - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 12, 2018 - Laurie Blouin of Canada poses with Canadian flag before the flower ceremony.

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PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin has won a silver medal in the women’s slopestyle at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Sporting a black eye after a nasty crash in training a few days ago, Blouin overcame high winds to nail a clean second run for 76.33 points.

“Now I’m here in second place, I just don’t believe it,” she said. “It’s a dream come true.”

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