QUEBEC - Darcy Sharpe of Comox, B.C., and Tyler Nicholson of North Bay, Ont., posted a 1-2 finish on Friday in the big air event at the Canadian stop on the snowboard World Cup circuit.

Sharpe took the gold medal with 187.75 points, the combined score of his two best jumps in the three-round final. Last month's world championship silver medallist earned his best scores on his backside 1260 and cab double cork 1080.

Nicholson finished at 177.25 with his two best jumps in the second and third round for his first career World Cup medal. His best scores were for his switch backside 1260 and frontside 1080. Eric Beauchemin of Quebec City was third at 169.25.

"We had lunch today and we talked about trying to go 1-2," said the 19-year-old Nicholson. "I'm super stoked about the medal. I've never been able to put together a strong event after a bad practice. I pulled this one out of nowhere and I'm super stoked about it."

In the women's big air, Cheryl Maas of the Netherlands took the gold with Lia-Mara Boesch of Switzerland second. Klaudia Medlova of Slovakia was third.

Breanna Stangeland of Calgary was fifth while Audrey McManiman of Quebec City placed sixth.