Canada's Marion Thénault wins aerials bronze at World Cup season opener in Lake Placid

Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thénault won a bronze medal at the season-opening World Cup aerials event in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Saturday night.

The Sherbrooke, Que., native earned a final-round score of 90.94 points to claim her 11th career World Cup medal, finishing behind reigning Olympic champion Xu Mengtao of China (95.52) and Australia's Danielle Scott (95.17).

Alexandra Montminy, an 18-year-old from Lac Beauport, Que., posted a career-best 11th-place finish with 62.68 points.

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Marion Thénault reaches podium in World Cup aerials season opener

Quebec City's Alexandre Duchaine was eighth in the men's competition.

A mixed team aerials event was scheduled for Sunday night in Lake Placid. Thenault helped Canada win Olympic bronze in the event at the 2022 Beijing Games.

Canada's aerials skiers are set to compete on home snow later this month as the World Cup season continues in Lac Beauport on Jan. 25-26.