Donna Spencer
Canada's Rachael Karker competes during the women's World Cup freestyle ski halfpipe event in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. The X Games are Karker's first and perhaps only chance to compete this season. The Canadian freestyle skier's breakout performances in Aspen, Colo., the last two years launched her into the world's elite in halfpipe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
January 28, 2021 - 7:30 AM
The X Games are Rachael Karker's first and perhaps only chance to compete this season.
The Canadian freestyle skier's breakout performances in Aspen, Colo., the last two years launched her into the world's elite in halfpipe.
This season, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has decimated her schedule. Karker will drop into the Buttermilk Mountain halfpipe Friday for her first competitive runs of the winter.