Canada earns team parallel bronze at alpine worlds

The Canadian team of Valerie Grenier, Jeffrey Read, Britt Richardson and Erik Read captured bronze in the team parallel event Tuesday at the alpine world championships in Courchevel-Méribel, France.

Canada defeated Austria (Julia Scheib, Dominik Raschner, Franziska Gritsch and Stefan Brennsteiner) in the small final.

The Americans, lead by Tommy Ford, Paula Moltzan, River Radamus and Nina O'Brien defeated Norway (Kristin Lysdahl, Alexander Steen Olsen, Thea Louise Stjernesund and Timon Haugan) in the big final to win the gold medal.

American Mikaela Shiffrin did not compete in the event.

More to come.