Thompson, Del Bosco win ski cross silver
Posted January 11, 2012 10:19 am.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALPE D’HUEZ, France — Canadians Marielle Thompson and Christopher Del Bosco won silver medals at a World Cup ski cross event Wednesday.
Sanna Luedi of Switzerland earned her first World Cup victory in the women’s final to top the ski cross standings. Thompson, from Whistler, B.C., was second and Andrea Limbacher of Austria finished third.
World champion Kelsey Serwa of Kelowna, B.C., placed fourth.
Luedi moved 13 points ahead of Serwa with the win. Ophelie David of France is third, 89 points off the pace.
Filip Flisar of Slovenia won the men’s final for his first World Cup win.
Del Bosco, a world champion from Montreal, was second and Lars Lewen of Sweden was third.
Brady Leman of Calgary finished ninth but retained top spot, 18 points clear of Alex Fiva of Switzerland, who placed 18th.
The next event will be held on Sunday at Les Contamines, France.
