VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland — Marielle Thompson led a Canadian sweep of the medals in a women's World Cup ski-cross event Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., registered the victory. Brittany Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que.
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland — Marielle Thompson led a Canadian sweep of the medals in a women's World Cup ski-cross event Saturday.
It marked the second-ever Canadian sweep of a women's ski-cross World Cup event but first since December 2010. Thompson earned her fifth win in seven races to extend her lead atop the overall standings with just two races remaining. Added Phelan:"We are a super strong, competitively deep team . . . that depth lifts the level every day we train and, in every race, because we know that any one of us could be on the podium on any given day."
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