Brayden Kuroda competing at the St-Come NorAm earlier this month. (Mogul Skiing Academy/Instagram)

Brayden Kuroda competing at the St-Come NorAm earlier this month. (Mogul Skiing Academy/Instagram)

Penticton skier has top 15 finish at world championship

Braydon Kuroda was competing at the junior world championship in Italy

Penticton freestyle skier Brayden Kuroda had a top 15 finish at the FIS Junior World Championship in Italy.

Kuroda finished the dual mogul event in 13th place at the championship (April 5-6), while Team Canada teammate Elliot Vaillancourt (Quebec) won gold.

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The skiers battled changing weather conditions and a two hour delay in competition because the weather was making it difficult to see the course.

Vaillancourt also led the men’s ski team with a fifth place finish in the single moguls event. Kuroda took part, but did not finish the event.

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