Canadian alpine skier James Crawford claimed a silver medal in a men's World Cup super-G race of tight margins on Sunday in Kvitfjell, Norway.
Toronto's Crawford finished 0.38 seconds behind Italian star Dominik Paris, who won his second race in three days. Miha Hrobat of Slovenia was 0.47 seconds behind the leader in third.
Crawford, 27, reached the sixth World Cup podium of his career. On a course shortened by fog on the mountain, he was in the leader's chair for five racers before settling for second.
"Super happy with the day," Crawford said in an Alpine Canada press release. "You really had to be on the gas pedal today and to be willing to put it on the line. I was able to ski smoothly from top to bottom and to bring speed from section to section."
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Toronto's Jack Crawford places 2nd in World Cup super-G from Kvitfjell
The result moved Crawford into the top 10 of the super-G standings heading into the World Cup Finals from March 22 to 27 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
It also continued a trend of successful results for Canadians in Kvitfjell. Canada has five podiums in the last three seasons at the Norwegian ski resort, including another silver from Crawford in 2022 — the first of his career.
Canadians Manuel Osborne-Paradis (2009), Erik Guay (2010, 2014) and Cameron Alexander (2022) have wins on the hill.
"Canadians have been notoriously fast here in Kvitfjell," Crawford said. "A lot of us feel comfortable here as the snow is very similar to what we grew up skiing on in Canada. That helps us to bring our best skiing and to push from top to bottom."
Crawford, the super-G world champion in 2023, became the first Canadian skier in 42 years to win the prestigious World Cup
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