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India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., captured gold on Friday, the final day of World Cup ski cross racing in Reiteralm, Austria. Ottawa’s Hannah Schmidt earned bronze despite a crash with teammate Brittany Phelan of Mont-Tremblant, Que., who placed fourth. Fellow Canadians Hannah Schmidt, Kevin Drury claim bronze medalsThe Canadian PressContinue Reading

Two Canadian skiers have landed on the World Cup podium in freestyle halfpipe. Calgary’s Brendan Mackay was a silver medallist in the men’s event behind victor Alex Ferreira of the United States at Copper Mountain, Colo. Mackay ranks 2nd in men’s standings; Sharpe wins 1st medal since becoming a momTheContinue Reading

Canada’s Reece Howden raced to a gold-medal victory on Saturday at the ski cross World Cup stop in Innichen, Italy. Canadian women finish off the podium in Innichen, ItalyCBC Sports · Posted: Dec 21, 2024 9:20 AM EST | Last Updated: December 21 Canada’s Reece Howden, shown in this JanuaryContinue Reading

Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury’s streak of World Cup mogul victories ended at five on Friday, with France’s Benjamin Cavet scoring 84.08 points, narrowly ahead of Kingsbury (82.93) in Bakuriani, Georgia. Canadian star will try to win dual moguls event Saturday in Bakuriani, GeorgiaThe Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 20,Continue Reading

A Canadian has won each of the first three ski cross races of the World Cup season but on Tuesday, Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., had teammates India Sherret and Hannah Schmidt join her on the medal podium in Arosa, Switzerland. Teammate Reece Howden takes men’s big final in Arosa,Continue Reading

Beijing Olympics champion Jakara Anthony will miss the next World Cup moguls event in Georgia after she underwent surgery on a broken collarbone, her manager said Friday. Australian suffered collarbone injury during training fallThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 13, 2024 11:42 AM EST | Last Updated: December 13 JakaraContinue Reading

Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., made it 32 ski cross victories among her 68 World Cup medals with Thursday’s win in the women’s big final over Switzerland’s Fanny Smith at Val Thorens in Savoie, France. Daniela Maier earned bronze. Fellow Canadian Kevin Drury reaches medal podium with bronze in FranceCBCContinue Reading

American men filled the podium on Saturday in the World Cup snowboard halfpipe event at Secret Garden in Hebei, China. China’s Eileen Gu captures women’s eventThe Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 07, 2024 9:13 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago Nicholas Goepper topped the podium in the men’sContinue Reading

Canadian freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury continued his perfect start to the World Cup moguls season with a gold medal Friday in Idre Fjäll Sweden. Teammate Maïa Schwinghammer earned her first individual World Cup podium in the event with bronze. Teammate Julien Viel was 8th for his 10th career top-10 finishContinue Reading