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Switzerland claim historic victory in first mixed team ski cross event Sunday, 28 February 2021
Switzerland won the first mixed team event as the discipline made an exciting debut at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Cross World Cup in Bakuriani in Georgia.
The Swiss 1 team, featuring recently-crowned overall World Cup champion Fanny Smith and Jonas Lenherr, triumphed in the big final to claim an historic victory in the first mixed team ski cross race ever contested at a FIS event.
Smith, who wrapped up the women s crystal globe yesterday, led the Swiss duo home after overtaking world champion Sandra Näslund of Sweden in the final leg of the relay format.