Zoe Atkin shares halfpipe Crystal Globe after second place at Calgary World Cup

Zoe Atkin (right) embraces Li Fanghui after the World Cup in Aspen, Colorado earlier this month

Britain’s Zoe Atkin shared the overall freeski halfpipe World Cup with China’s Li Fanghui after finishing second in the final round in Calgary, Canada.

Li earned her first World Cup win of the season in Calgary as the Crystal Globe, awarded to the winner of the World Cup, was shared by two competitors for the first time.

Over the course of the campaign, both had one victory, two second-place finishes, and a fifth apiece.

Atkin, 22, who won in Aspen earlier this month, had taken the lead in Calgary with a first run score of 87.75 points.

But Li managed 90.50 with her second run to take victory, while Canada’s Rachael Karker was third with 87.00 for her 16th World Cup career podium.

Atkin and Li won the Crystal Globe by five points from China’s Olympic champion Eileen Gu, who did not compete in Calgary and Aspen after three consecutive World Cup wins from September to December.

“This season I kept moving forward,” said Li, 21. “Last World Cup season I did not do so good, so I’m so proud of myself.”