A pair of 🇨🇦 skiers reached the podium at a World Cup ski cross event in Sweden.
IDRE FJALL, Sweden — Calgary’s Brady Leman won silver in men’s ski cross at a World Cup event in Sweden on Saturday with Britt Phelan of Mont-Tremblant, Que., taking bronze on the women’s side.Leman had to race through tough heats including against teammate Kevin Drury of Toronto to make the big final. He almost squeaked out a win but was overtaken at the last second by Switzerland’s Ryan Regez. France’s Francois Place was third.
"I’m stoked to be on the podium but it’s a little bittersweet getting passed at the finish line," said Leman. "It was a battle out there, super fast, really cool race, big jumps, crazy drafts, lots of passing, lots of jostling, clean race."Phelan, who came second at Idre Fjall last year, was happy with her race.
"I love this track here and I knew there were going to be a lot of tactics that came into play. Happy with the day but wanting a little more." she said.
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