Breckenridge, CO – Canadian slopestyle athletes at the Dew Cup added another two podiums to what has been an outstanding weekend for Canada’s National Freestyle Ski Team as Kaya Turski and Yuki Tsubota went one-two in the women’s field at the Dew Tour Freeski Slopestyle on Sunday in Breckenridge.

Turski, of Montreal, Quebec, followed last year’s perfect season with a win and a score of 87.25. Tsubota, who had been fourth alternate for the event was second at 72.25. Anna Segal of Australia was third at 56.75.

The Dew Cup is the first of five competitions that the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association has targeted as Olympic qualifiers for slopestyle skiers who will need two podiums and a third high-ranking finish at three of those five events to earn a chance for an early nomination to the Olympic team for Sochi.

High winds and cold temperatures created challenges for the entire field on Sunday’s three-rail, four-jump course.

“It was really, really windy and gusty. It was really sketchy out there. I’m just glad I made it down the course I just tried to keep it together and I know everyone kind of struggled with the speed,” said Turski, who won every event she entered last year and is a three-time X Games and Euro X champion.  “I did what I planned to do on my run, it wasn’t my best run, but I think considering the weather I did really well and I’m pleased with my skiing. It’s a really good way to start the season, especially being an Olympic qualifier and rolling into X Games.”

Pemberton, British Columbia’s Tsubota said she her decision to downgrade her last jump from a 540 (one and a half spins where you land backwards) to a 360 because of the high winds paid off: “If I’d done the 540 I probably would have exploded.”

In the men’s field, Russ Henshaw of Australia was first at 84.50, Andreas Hatveit of Norway earned silver at 80.00 and Henrik Harlaut of Sweden rounded out the medals at 78.75.