Evan McEachran of Oakville, Ontario, secured a bronze medal in the men's slopestyle skiing event at the World Cup in Laax, Switzerland. This marks his seventh career World Cup medal in freestyle skiing. He finished just ahead of fourth place with a score of 82.7 points.
On Saturday in Laax, Switzerland, Evan McEachran earned a bronze medal in the men's slopestyle skiing competition at the FIS World Cup. Scoring 82.7 points, the Oakville, Ontario native edged out Sebastian Schjerve of Norway, who finished fourth with 82.26 points, by a narrow margin of 0.44 points.
Birk Ruud of Norway took gold with 85.08 points, while Matej Svancer of Austria claimed silver at 84.08 points. This podium finish adds to McEachran's impressive tally of seven World Cup freestyle skiing medals: one gold, three silvers, and now three bronzes. Six of these have come in slopestyle, with the other in big air.
In the overall World Cup men's slopestyle standings, McEachran sits seventh with 76 points. Leaders Birk Ruud and Mac Forehand of the United States are tied at 100 points each; Forehand won the previous event a week earlier in Snowmass Ski Resort, Aspen, Colorado.
The Laax event precedes further competitions, including stops in Tignes, France on March 19 and Silvaplana, Switzerland on March 28, building toward the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.