Indra Brown has had a good day, breaking a swag of records in the FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup in Secret Garden, China.
She claimed bronze in the freeski halfpipe, in challenging winter conditions during the best-of-two-run final, the Melbourne high school student displayed composure beyond her years, producing two strong performances. Her opening run earned 82 points, securing third place and cementing her place in the history books.
At just 15 years and 10 months, she became Australia’s youngest World Cup medallist, eclipsing snowboarders Torah Bright and Valentino Guseli who both podiumed at age 16 years and 11 months.
She also became the first Australian snow sports athlete to podium on her FIS World Cup debut.
Her podium run included a leftside 900, rightside 900, leftside 720, switch rightside 540, switch leftside 360 and finished with an alley-oop 360 with grabs in each jump.
The gold medal went to China’s 2022 Olympic champion Eileen Gu with a score of 91.75, while Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin World Champion claimed silver with 90.25 points.
“To podium in my first World Cup is an incredible feeling, especially to be able to share it with my idols,” said Brown post competition.
“I was able to keep my composure in the tough conditions today by staying calm and reminding myself of what I need to to do land my run. It’s a dream come true to share the podium with such incredible athletes and it’s a moment I’ll never forget.”
Brown will now head to Colorado for the next World Cup event in Copper Mountain, USA, on December 20.
