She was the first freestyle skier to win a gold medal in ski slopestyle at the inaugural event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Howell has also won a bronze medal in women's slopestyle at the Winter X Games XVII in Aspen, Colorado, behind Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen and Kaya Turski.

Turski was favoured ahead of her but was sick on the day of competition and crashed out in both of her qualifying runs, failing to make the final.

This is the best moment in my entire life...I said it earlier this week, I hope a Canadian brings home a gold medal for Sarah.

Dara's 2018/2019 was derailed by an injury at the Big Air World Cup in New Zealand, resulting in a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament.

[8] Dara shared publicly about the personal challenges she faced after winning a Gold Medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.