Olympic women's skicross medal bronze changes hands on appeal 9 days after race
Nine days after the race at the Beijing Olympics, the bronze medal in women's skicross was changed on appeal Saturday.
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Nine days after the race at the Beijing Olympics, the bronze medal in women's skicross was changed on appeal Saturday.
Canada's Marielle Thompson returned to the top of the World Cup ski cross podium for the first time in over two years on Sunday in St. Moritz, Switzerland, while her teammate Hannah Schmidt took bronze for her third straight podium finish.
Hannah Schmidt of Ottawa won the women's big final in World Cup ski cross action on Saturday in Nakiska, Alta., near Calgary.
Canada's Schmidt siblings keep racking up hardware on the World Cup ski cross circuit.
Brady Leman signed off from a decorated ski cross career in style with a World Cup victory in his final ever race on home snow. The veteran Canadian, 36, is retiring at the end of this season but bowed out in perfect fashion with a win in the last event of the campaign in Craigleith.
Brady Leman signed off from a decorated ski cross career in style with a World Cup victory in his final ever race on home snow. The veteran Canadian, 36, is retiring at the end of this season but bowed out in perfect fashion with a win in the last event of the campaign in Craigleith.
Reece Howden claimed World Cup gold on home snow at the ski cross meet in Craigleith to seal victory in the overall Crystal Globe standings. Much to the delight of his home crowd, the Canadian fended off competition from Florian Wilmsmann and Youri Duplessis Kergomard to strike gold. Ad Germany's Wilmsmann was forced to settle for silver, with Frenchman Duplessis Kergormard in third and his compatriot Terence Tchiknavorian just missing out on a podium place in fourth.
Canada's Tiana Gairns and Reece Howden both skied onto the podium at a World Cup ski cross event in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, on Sunday.
Canadians littered the ski cross World Cup podium on Wednesday in Innichen, Italy.