Canadian McMorris wins bronze in return to competition from broken leg

MILAN — Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris earned a bronze medal Saturday in his first major competition since breaking his leg in February.

The Regina native scored 173 points to finish third in the snowboard big air final at a freestyle World Cup.

Norway’s Marcus Kleveland took gold with 188 points while Belgium’s Seppe Smits earned silver with 178.5.

McMorris, the bronze medallist in snowboard slopestyle at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, fractured his right femur at an event in California in late February. The 22-year-old underwent surgery the next day to insert a metal rod in his femur.

Earlier Saturday, Teal Harle of Campbell River, B.C., finished fifth in the skiing big air competition with 166.40 points.

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Kai Mahler of Switzerland won gold with 179.80 while Norwegians Oystein Braaten and Eirik Sateroy took silver and bronze respectively.

The Canadian Press