Canada's Cam Alexander earns bronze in World Cup downhill on 2026 Olympic slope

Canadian alpine skier Cameron Alexander reached his first World Cup podium of the season with bronze in the men's downhill on Saturday in Bormio, Italy.

Alexander took third place in the Bormio race for the second straight year, finishing 0.72 seconds behind Swiss winner Alexis Monney on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The 27-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., earned his fourth career World Cup medal and third straight top-ten finish.

Monney claimed his first World Cup victory with a time of one minute 53.43 seconds, while his compatriot Franjo Van Allmen took silver in 1:53.67.

Alexander pushed Italian skier Mattia Casse off the podium by seven hundredths of a second — much to the disappointment of the passionate local fans.

WATCH l Alexander races to bronze in Bormio downhill:

Canada's Cameron Alexander claims World Cup downhill bronze for 4th career podium

Monney's win followed a rare mistake from his lauded Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt.

It appeared as if the 23-year-old Van Allmen, fourth out of the gate, was set to triumph after all the big names failed to beat his run down the famed Stelvio course in Bormio, Italy.

But Monney, who started 19th, put down an even bolder run to finish 0.24 seconds ahead of his compatriot in a Swiss one-two.

The 24-year-old Monney had never been on a World Cup podium before and only had two top-10 finishes to his name — 10th in Wengen in 2023 and eighth in Kitzbuhel last January.

"I don't know what to say, it is a crazy day," Monney said. "I can't find the words, but it is amazing and I am happy. It will be one of the best memories of my life.

"I came to the start and the plan stayed the same as this morning and yesterday. I was really focused and I knew