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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.
Snowboarder Grondin claims bronze, ends World Cup season with 2nd straight podium
The final race of the men's World Cup snowboard cross season came down to another photo finish and it was Canada's Éliot Grondin who took bronze.
Canada's Grondin wins World Cup snowboard cross gold on home snow in photo finish
Canada's Éliot Grondin claimed gold on Saturday after a photo finish in the men's World Cup snowboard cross event at the Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort in Beaupré, Que.
Charlotte Bankes edges closer to Crystal Globe triumph after another World Cup victory at Mount St. Anne's
Charlotte Bankes moved a step closer to a Crystal Globe triumph with snowboard cross World Cup victory in Mount St. Anne's on Saturday. The Brit has been in fine form and picked up her fourth World Cup victory in a row to significantly boost her chances of overall glory in Sunday's final race of the season.
Five World Cup wins in a row for Bankes with Veysonnaz victory
Charlotte Bankes won her fifth World Cup title in a row with victory in the women's snowboard cross in Veysonnaz. Bankes survived a scare in the final as she landed on Australian Josie Baff's board midway through the race, before fighting back to take the win. Ad In the men's race, Martin Noerl of Germany kept his bid for the Crystal Globe alive with the victory as Spain's Alvaro Romero claimed a first World Cup podium.
Snowboard World Cup: Charlotte Bankes makes it back-to-back wins to take overall World Cup lead
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.