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Tory Nyhaug wins silver medal at BMX supercross world championships

July 28, 2014
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NyhaugOn Sunday, Tory Nyhaug won a silver medal at the BMX supercross world championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The 22-year-old Coquitlam, B.C. native has improved greatly this year after placing fifth in last year’s world championships. The 2012 Olympian has also faced a lot of adversity in recent years. Prior to the Olympics in 2012, he ruptured his spleen a mere 11 weeks before the Games. On Sunday, Nyhaug achieved the best result of his career having finished twice on the podium in World Cups in the past two seasons.

Team Canada’s coach, Ken Cools, was happy with Nyhaug’s and the rest of the team’s performance, highlighting that despite Nyhaug not being the best in practice, he always steps up on race day.

Daina Tuchsherer of Airdrie, Alta., placed eighth in the junior women’s race making it to the finals of her first world championships.

Overall Team Canada had a great showing. Cools was impressed with everyone’s efforts and was particularly happy with Nyhaug’s silver medal.