Canadian snowboard cross racer Éliot Grondin wins gold at world championships

Canada's Éliot Grondin raced to a gold medal in the men's snowboard cross final at the world championships in Corviglia, Switzerland on Friday.

France's Loan Bozzolo and Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle earned silver and bronze, respectively.

WATCH | Grondin shreds to a snowboard cross world championship title:

Canada's Éliot Grondin shreds to a snowboard cross world championship title

Grondin, a 23-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., won a world junior title in 2021 and also currently leads the men's World Cup overall standings.

Grondin's 504 total points is 141 clear of his next closest competitor, Bozzolo, with two races remaining.

Grondin has won two golds, two silvers, and a bronze medal on the World Cup circuit this season.

The final weekend of World Cup snowboard cross competition begins next weekend at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que. CBC Sports will live stream the event beginning on Saturday, April 5.

WATCH | Grondin sits down in Switzerland to talk snowboarding success:

Éliot Grondin sits down in Switzerland to talk snowboarding success