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Canadian freestyle skier Rachael Karker secures 1st crystal globe with bronze at halfpipe World Cup finals

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Canadian freestyle skier Rachael Karker secured the first crystal globe of her career on Friday at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., earning her fourth medal of the freeski halfpipe World Cup season.

The 25-year-old from Erin, Ont., finished atop the women's halfpipe World Cup standings with 320 points, one spot ahead of Calgary's Amy Fraser (216).

Karker claimed bronze at the halfpipe World Cup finals on Friday with 91.75 points, with the best score out of three runs determining the medallists.

China's Zhang Kexin topped the podium on the windy day by earning a score of 93.50, while Zoe Atkin of Great Britain took home silver after surpassing Karker by one point on her final run.

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