Canada’s Eliot Grondin wins silver in men’s snowboard cross

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada’s Eliot Grondin has brought home a silver medal.

Grondin finished second in men’s snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics, coming 0.02 seconds behind Austria’s Alessandro Hämmerle in a photo finish.

Italy’s Omar Visintin came in third.

Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Que., had the fastest time in seeding. The final run was the first race he didn’t lead the entire time.