Vinecki Wins, Dehlinger Third in Lac-Beauport
After returning from injury and making her return to triple jumps, Winter Vinecki is back on top of the podium two years later, taking the top spot in Lac-Beauport, Canada. Quinn Dehlinger earned his first podium of the season, finishing in third place.
“It’s so special, and it’s so exciting having all of these kids here cheering us on,” said Vinecki. “It’s such an amazing feeling being back on top of the podium, especially coming off of an injury last season. I’m just really excited.”
The U.S. was on a roll from the start of the day, with eight American athletes advancing to the finals. Vinecki took the top spot in qualifying for the women. Karenna Elliott, who is returning to competition after a knee injury, just missed out on finals, finishing 14th. Dani Loeb finished 16th, and Chris Lillis finished 18th.
Four athletes advanced to the super final round, finishing in the top six in the finals. Derek Krueger just missed the super finals, finishing seventh; Kaila Kuhn finished eighth, Ashton Salwan finished 10th and Ian Schoenwald finished 12th. Vinecki and Dehlinger took the top spots in finals.
The athletes continued to shine in the super finals. Connor Curran and Tasia Tanner both finished in fourth place, a personal best for Tanner. Quinn Dehlinger threw a double full full full earning 123.53 points to finish on the podium in third place.
“I was really happy to finally execute the way I wanted to in super finals," said Dehlinger. "In Ruka and in China I got to the super finals and didn’t put down the jumps that I wanted and sadly ended up in fourth and fifth, but today I put down the jump that I wanted to and ended up in third place so happy to get on the podium."
Vinecki stole the show in Canada, earning her sixth World Cup win. Vinecki threw a full full full for the second time in competition and the first time in an individual event.
“It feels amazing to be back on top of the podium. This is the second time I’ve competed full full fulls, but this is the first time in an individual competition, so I was able to do it in China in the team event, and I was really excited to put one down for myself, and we’re going to be right back at it tomorrow.
Tomorrow, the aerials athletes compete again in Lac-Beauport at 1:30 pm ET.
