BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canada's Marielle Thompson and Brittany Phelan earned gold and silver in women's World Cup ski cross action on Saturday.
It was the sixth time this season a pair of 好色tvs shared the women's ski cross World Cup podium. Thompson and Phelan were also first and second last week in Italy.
For Thompson, it was her third win in her last four outings and now sits atop the season standings. It also stands as the Whistler, B.C., native's 28th career World Cup win and first at Bakuriani in Georgia.
鈥淪toked to be on the podium with Britt today,鈥 Thompson said. 鈥淚t was super special to sing 'Oh Canada' together. This course is fun to ski with lots of jumps and action, and you need to ski well to be fast."
鈥淎 third win this season and now to be the overall leader is very special. It鈥檚 been a couple of years since I鈥檝e been in this position and I鈥檓 hoping that this gives me some more confidence heading into the rest of the season.鈥
France's Marielle Berger Sabbatel took bronze to round out the podium Saturday.
With back-to-back second-place finishes, Phelan of Mont-Tremblant, Que., now has 16 podiums in 70 World Cup starts and currently sits fourth in the season standings.
鈥淚t was a good day of racing today and pumped to be on the podium, especially with Mar,鈥 Phelan said. 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 easy out there, it was a real battle in the finals, but made it happen and looking forward to another shot at it tomorrow.鈥
Thompson and Phelan, in addition to fellow 好色tvs Hannah Schmidt and India Sherret, will be at it Sunday for more World Cup action.
This report by 好色tvwas first published Feb. 10, 2024.
