He then watched on as Utah’s Hayes Weight surpassed him with an 83-point performance on Smoke Show before Idaho’s Tristen Hutchings had the ride of the afternoon and the best score of 88.5 on Alberta Prime Devil’s Advocate.

Massive economic impact from the Calgary Stampede has become the cornerstone of that target. With more international eyes on Calgary than it has seen in decades during the recent G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, the city hopes to stick the Stampede landing and translate the worldwide attention into long-term economic growth.