Yukon freestyle skier Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon continued his run of top 10 finishes in world cup competitions last weekend, placing seventh in Calgary.

In his two previous competitions in Seirseralm, Italy and Mammoth, Calif., he placed sixth and fifth respectively.

It was the first world cup competition held in Canada since Quebec four years ago. The last time the country hosted, Geoffroy-Gagnon said he remembered watching the competition online.

He said the competition on home-soil had a great atmosphere, although there was some added pressure – especially because his family and friends came to watch.

"Everyone was cheering, it was a great vibe," said Geoffroy-Gagnon. "It was cool seeing the best in Calgary, and I'm hopeful it happens again.

"It's always a little more stressful you want to show what you got. There was some extra pressure but you need to stay in the moment. I kept to my guns and gave what I wanted to give. It was relieving to ski in finals and I was stoked to have that experience."

He qualified for finals in third, scoring 90.50. Once he made finals, he said, he planned to just go for it, but had some speed issues on his last two runs.

"I was going for it, Hail Mary," said Geoffroy-Gagnon. "I had speed issues so I had to improvise. It's too bad that was the case. The way the course was designed, you had to go dead straight to get speed.

"Still, it was nice to land two runs in front of family and friends."

He said of his two runs, the first was worse. The second run was going better for him but there was a crosswind, and the last eight athletes had trouble gaining speed.

Because he finished qualifications in third, Geoffroy-Gagnon was one of the last skiers down the course in finals.

Although he said he was happy with another top 10 result, he felt he had more to give.

"I was going for it," said Geoffroy-Gagnon. "I am happy with seventh but I was gunning for better. I was bummed I couldn't put down a run I wanted to. I was trying to do the best I can and I felt I could have done better but you can't be picky."

It is Geoffroy-Gagnon's second season on the world cup circuit. When his season began, he said his goal was to make most finals and get into the top 10.

Now that he has consistently hit that target, he said his goals are evolving.

"Seventh is huge but my goals are slowly changing," said Geoffroy-Gagnon. "I got to keep pushing myself to the top. I can't give myself any slack. I'm always hard on myself, that's what got me here.

"Next year, the next step is to land on that podium."

Geoffroy-Gagnon is now back in Whitehorse until Monday to rest and recover his body. This late into the season, he said this is the best he has felt.

"This year is the first season I've felt this good healthwise," said Geoffroy-Gagnon. "I've been working on mobility stuff and taking care of my body. That comes with experience. I feel great."

Calgary was Geoffroy-Gagnon’s penultimate competition, he is still waiting on word about competing in Switzerland to end his season, although he is confident he will be going because of his ranking.

"Less competing has been beneficial for my body and mind," said Geoffroy-Gagnon. "I can focus on the big competitions. It's a nice change."

Until then, he will be off to Park City in Salt Lake City, Utah, to work on rails.

"I'll ski rails for the next three weeks," said Geoffroy-Gagnon. "Camps are often jump-orientated and I won't be learning a new jump trick now but I can improve my rail tricks."

When Geoffroy-Gagnon spoke to the Star after the Italy world cup, he said Switzerland is where he needs to be to become a better skier because it is the final world cup of the season and everyone goes hard.