Snowboard World Cup: Charlotte Bankes makes it back-to-back wins to take overall World Cup lead

12.03.2023 - 20:23 eurosport.com

Great Britain's Charlotte Bankes edged out Chloe Trespeuch for the second day running to take the lead in the race for the overall Crystal Globe.

Bankes closed the gap to Trespeuch to two points on Saturday and both racers once again finished one-two in Sierra Nevada on Sunday.

Ad Winning her fourth World Cup race of the season, Bankes now enjoys an 18-point lead over Trespeuch with three events remaining.

SnowboardBankes narrows gap on Trespeuch with third win of the seasonYESTERDAY AT 14:15 Trespeuch's compatriot Manon Petit-Lenoir rounded off the podium places, as Audrey McManiman of Canada fell just short of her first medal a year to the day since her last, a bronze in Reiteralm.

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Great Britain's Charlotte Bankes clinched Crystal Globe glory in her final race of the World Cup season in Mount St Anne. Bankes rattled through the snowboard cross heats in Canada but was edged out of the big final by Austria's Pia Zerkhold, taking victory in the small final instead. Ad The 27-year-old has notched six golds and one bronze in a stunning World Cup season that saw her race to a total of 723 points and her second Crystal Globe.

Bankes clinches overall World Cup victory

Great Britain's Charlotte Bankes clinched crystal globe glory in her final race of the World Cup season in Mount St Anne. Bankes rattled through the snowboard cross heats in Canada but was edged out of the big final by Austria's Pia Zerkhold, taking victory in the small final instead. Ad The 27-year-old has notched six golds and one bronze in a stunning World Cup season that saw her race to a total of 723 points and her second crystal globe.