Canada's Courtney Hoffos wins silver medal at ski cross world championship

Canada's Courtney Hoffos claimed a silver medal in women's ski cross at the freestyle skiing world championships on Friday in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

World Cup champion Fanny Smith of Switzerland won gold, while Germany's Daniela Maier took bronze.

India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., finished eighth.

Hoffos, from Windermere, B.C., had three podium finishes on this season's World Cup tour, including a silver at the Canadian stop at Craigleith Ski Club earlier this month.

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Canada's Courtney Hoffos snags a world championship ski cross silver medal

It is the 27-year-old's first medal at the world championships.

Switzerland's Ryan Regez won the men's event, followed by Germany's Tobia Mueller and Japan's Ryo Sugai. Calgary's Jared Schmidt was the top Canadian, finishing ninth.