Canada's Éliot Grondin captures silver for 4th snowboard cross World Cup medal of season

Snowboard cross star Éliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Que., earned a silver medal Saturday, finishing behind Germany's Leon Ulbricht in the men's big final in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Grondin, 22, has four podium appearances this season — two gold, silver and a bronze — after finishing the 2023 campaign with gold and bronze in back-to-back races to finish third in the overall standings.

At 16, Grondin was the youngest man on Canada's 2018 Olympic team when he placed 36th. He returned four years later, taking silver in the individual snowboard-cross race while helping Canada to bronze in the mixed-team competition.

The Sainte-Marie, Que., native also owns a bronze medal from the 2021 world championships.

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