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By Canadian Press

Canada’s Éliot Grondin captures snowboard cross gold at World Cup in China

Feb 1, 2025 | 10:38 AM

BEIDAHU SHEQU — Canada’s Éliot Grondin captured his first gold medal of the season at a snowboard cross World Cup event on Saturday.

Grondin, last year’s World Cup champion, won every round to finish ahead of second-place Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria and bronze-medallist Merlin Surget of France.

The 23-year-old Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Que., moved atop the overall leaderboard with his win.

He finished fourth at a season-opening event in Cervinia, Italy, in December.

Great Britain’s Charlotte Bankes captured gold in the women’s competition on Saturday.

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Italy’s Michela Moioli claimed silver and France’s Lea Casta took bronze.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 1, 2025.

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