Tiarn Collins is back! The Snowboarder who trains at Cardrona Alpine Resort topped the podium at the Calgary Snow Rodeo on Sunday (Monday NZT), and says after almost two years out with injury, “It feels good to be back competing and a win is insane.” This is Tiarn's first World Cup win.

Tiarn sustained a shoulder injury just days before he was due to compete at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games and has been battling to make it back to top form ever since. His only career slopestyle World Cup podium before today came just before PyeongChang at Aspen Snowmass in January 2018 - where he took third - but in Calgary he bettered that result in a significant way.

The heavy field of 50 riders featured some of the world’s best riders including X Games Aspen gold and silver medallists Darcy Sharpe (CAN) and Mons Roisland (NOR).

Tiarn opted for a brand-new competition run for finals, “I picked a few solid tricks and a few that were really up there," he said. The judges rewarded him with a score of 80.50. Japan’s Ruki Tobita finished in second place on 79.53 points with Canada’s Liam Brearley third on 76.58.

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