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Red Bull Heavy Metal 2026 Shakes Up Montreal’s Olympic Park
On February 28, 2026, Red Bull Heavy Metal made its Canadian debut at Montreal’s Olympic Park, turning the Esplanade Pie-IX into a full-blown street snowboarding arena.
Around 30 riders from Canada and across the globe rolled in for the urban rail jam, building lines across three custom zones made just for this stop. The setup leaned hard into street style. Think long rails, awkward kinks, big gaps, a hip, and even a quarterpipe dropped into the mix. It felt like a supersized city session.
Zone 1 focused on flat rails that looked simple at first glance. The catch came at the end, where riders had to clear a gap before hitting the landing. Clean tricks mattered, but commitment mattered more.
For Zone 2, both features in this section sent riders high into the air, giving them space to throw spins, flips, and heavy tricks with real amplitude. It quickly became one of the loudest parts of the course, with the crowd reacting to every stomped landing and hard slam.
Zone 3 was the beast. A massive rail that tested balance and patience, it rewarded the few who could make it all the way to the final down section. Those who did had a shot at technical enders that separated contenders from champions.
Montreal showed up in force. A huge crowd packed in after gates opened at 1 p.m., with competition running from 2 to 6 p.m. The energy barely dipped before awards at 6:30 p.m., and the celebration carried on late into the night with an after-party at Les Foufounes Électriques.
Quebec’s own Maddox Matte claimed the men’s overall title, feeding off the hometown support. On the women’s side, Mela Stalker, fresh off representing Australia at the Olympics, took the top spot with a composed, high-level performance across all three zones.
Best part was that the whole thing was free. No need to stress about ticket stress, people just showed up and watched some of the best street riders in the world throw down in one of Canada’s most recognizable venues.
If this was the first chapter for Heavy Metal in Montreal, it set the bar high. Olympic Park traded track and field history for steel rails and snow spray, and the city didn’t blink. Here’s hoping it becomes a regular stop. Montreal proved it can handle the heavy stuff!
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Red Bull Heavy Metal 2026 in Montreal
All Photo Credit: Drew Hallé
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PWHL Boston Fleet falls short to Ottawa Charge in Game Two of the Walter Cup Playoffs
The PWHL playoffs are in full swing with all four teams battling it out to win the coveted Walter Cup. Boston and Ottawa are in for a tough battle this series as both teams have battled well all season. All of their season matches have ended in either a shootout or overtime, with Ottawa taking the season series over the Fleet. But playoffs are a whole different story.
Game one went to the Fleet, 2-1 in a hard fought battle. Both teams are well balanced and feature the goalie battle of fellow Northeastern goalies Aerin Frankel and Gwyneth Philips. So this series is going to be a fun one for sure.
Game two, took place at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA on May 2, and the energy was high to a sellout crowd of rowdy Fleet faithful. Though the Ottawa Charge flipped the script in Game 2, skating into Boston and taking down the Fleet 3-1 to even the series.
Ottawa wasted no time setting the tone. Defenseman Ronja Savolainen opened the scoring in the first period, firing a shot through traffic that beat Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel and quieted the home crowd early. Though fans did not give up on their team.
Energy was high and the battles were rough. Boston was heavily outshooting Ottawa, but they simply couldn’t solve Philips’ brilliant goaltending. Even with a few powerplay opportunities the Fleet were given throughout the game, they could not capitalize on them. The Charge kept their foot on the gas in the second. Just minutes into the period, Fanuza Kadirova capitalized on sustained pressure, snapping home a shot to extend the lead to 2-0 and put Boston on its heels. But Boston wasn’t going down quietly.
Time was winding down in the second period, but it was captain Megan Keller who delivered a spark to the Fleet, jumping into the rush and burying a clutch goal with seconds left to cut the deficit to 2-1 and breathe life back into the building. Fans were going crazy and the energy was unmatched.
Going into the third there was hope for a tying goal with numerous scoring opportunities and zone time for the Fleet, but they simply couldn’t solve Philips, who made miraculous save after save to give Ottawa the edge. Gabbie Hughes converted an empty-netter goal with 1:30 remaining, deciding the game for Ottawa, who would walk away with a 3-1 win over Boston.
Game three is set for May 8th in Ottawa at 7pm est. It is sure to be another tight battle. Game 4 will be on Sunday May 10th in Ottawa at 3pm, and game 5 if needed will be back in Boston on Tuesday May 12th at 7pm.
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PWHL Boston Fleet v Ottawa Charge
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NSL Ottawa Rapid FC Put On A Show For Home Opener Against Calgary Wild FC
The Northern Super League returns to the nation’s capital for the 2026 season as the Ottawa Rapid FC kick off their home opener against the Calgary Wild FC.
Celebrating Pride Night, Rapid FC delivered an outstanding performance for their home fans with a 5-2 victory over Wild FC.
With NSL Co-founder Diana Matheson in attendance for the ceremonial coin toss, Rapid FC didn’t waste any time to open the scoring. With only 35 seconds played, Melanie Forbes would score the first goal of the game off a rebounded shot from Delaney Baie Pridham.
However, Wild FC would go on an offensive push for the next 10 minutes and secure two goals back to back to take the lead. The first goal to tie the game would come from a penalty kick from Meggie Dougherty Howard after a foul by Rapid FC captain Olivia Scott. Just one minute later Howard would then assist Taegan Stewart for Wild FC’s second goal of the game to take a 2-1 lead.
The lead wouldn’t last long. In the 25th minute, Ottawa native and celebrating her 23rd birthday, Keera Melenhorst scored a top corner goal assisted by Florence Belzile to tie the game. Belzile would then get a goal for herself soon after to regain the lead 3-2. Thanks to an unforced error between Wild FC goalie Molly Race and her defenders, Melenhorst was able to secure a brace and extend the Rapid FC lead to 4-2 before the half as fans sang her happy birthday from the stands.
To cap off the night, Choo Hyojoo would make an exclamation and score Rapid FC’s 5th goal of the day off a through ball from Melenhorst.
While Wild FC had a good start to the first half, they were unable to get past Rapid FC goalie Melissa Dagenais in the second half who made save after save. The depth from Rapid FC was on full display with their solid defense lead by captain Scott, fast wingers in Forbes, Belzile and Hyojoo, and dominant midfield with Pridham and Melenhorst.
Ottawa Rapid FC move up the standings to 4th and will face Vancouver on May 6th at TD Place, Ottawa.
Calgary Wild FC will return to Calgary and look to get their first win of the season against the Montreal Roses on May 16th.
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NSL OTTAWA RAPID FC v CALGARY WILD FC
All Photo Credit: Kieran Delport