By james art 
The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
Canadian freestyle skier Emile Nadeau took third on the podium at the World Ski Freestyle Championships in Lac-Beauport, Quebec to earn his first individual medal of the season.
Nadeau scored 95.98 to win the bronze medal, just ahead of China’s Xinpeng Li (95.02). Two other Chinese, Xindi Wang (105.88) and Guangpu Qi (110.56), rounded out the podium, finishing with silver and gold respectively.
Nadeau had the luxury of jumping last in the super final after flying through the qualifiers and the first final which determined the six finalists. Three of the five riders who had done it before him missed their landings, so the win was within reach for the Quebec skier and even more of the podium.
So he went for a cautious jump with a lower difficulty factor than his opponents, but this strategy almost worked against him after he lost a few points on landing. In the end, it was enough for third place.
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Nadeau had the same result at the same World Championship last year. Micha Fontaine finished 10th and Alexandre Duchaine 11th. Both were eliminated in the first final.
On the women’s side, Marion Tena missed her landing in the super final to finish in 6th place.
Irving takes home silver
On Saturday, Lewis Irving maintained his best performance of the season in front of family and friends in his hometown, reaching the podium at the World Cup in Lac-Beauport, winning silver.
His best result in nearly four years, Irving’s performance marked four Canadian skiers placing in the top 10 on Saturday, as Irving, Alexandre Duchaine (5th), Emile Nadeau (7th) and Pierre-Olivi Côté (9 ) reaching the final.
Irving was one of two skiers to break 100 points in the finals, finishing with a score of 102.5 points even with the fall. Alexander Duchaine finished just 7.12 points off the podium in fifth place, his best finish since winning gold at Deer Valley in February. Cote also had his best score of the season.