Ofner takes first career win, while Howden on top for men in Val Thorens
Freestyle 21 Dec 2020
Katrin Ofner (AUT) on her way to her first World Cup victory © GEPA/Matic Klansek
Thanks to the efforts of the organizing committee of Val Thorens, FIS TV production partner Infront, and all other stakeholders involved, we were thankfully able to witness the second of two Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup races scheduled for the French resort after Saturday s weather-cancelled race was rescheduled to Monday.
Needless to say, the athletes (along with all other parties involved) were extremely happy to be able to complete the full slate of action scheduled for the weekend, and gave it all they had for the last race before Christmas.
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December 21, 2020 - 8:32 AM
VAL THORENS, France - Canada s Reece Howden won gold in men s World Cup ski cross and Marielle Thompson placed third among women Monday.
Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., and Thompson, from Whistler, B.C., landed on the podium for the second time in as many days.
Howden was second and Thompson third on the Val Thorens course Sunday.
The Canadian beat runner-up Ryan Regez of Switzerland and bronze medallist Francois Place of France in the head-to-head final.
Extreme winds had forced the cancellation of Saturday s World Cup to Monday.
Howden, 22, raced part-time last season because he was studying geomatics â geographic data â at Calgary s Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.