Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Ericsson and his information Sierra Smith captured gold on Saturday within the males’s vision-impaired large slalom race on the World Cup finals in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.
Ericsson, from Kimberley, B.C., and Sierra Smith of Ottawa claimed Canada’s first win in Veysonnaz on the third day of racing, posting a time of one minute 52.73 seconds within the ultimate large slalom of the season.
Italy’s Giacomo Bertagnolli and Andrea Ravelli completed 0.45 seconds behind the Canadians for silver, with Austria’s Johannes Aigner and Nico Haberl taking bronze in 1:55.55.
Ericsson and Smith, competing of their first season collectively, claimed their eighth podium end of the marketing campaign. They took bronze in Friday’s large slalom.
“It feels nice being on the highest of the field right now,” Ericsson stated. “Going into the second run in a preventing place made us need it that rather more. We caught to our plan and gave it our all.”
“Our snowboarding has been there this season and so claiming one other win within the ultimate GS of the season is the cherry on high,” added Smith.
Canada’s Mollie Jepsen and Alexis Guimond additionally reached the rostrum for the second straight day, incomes bronze medals within the ladies’s and males’s standing large slalom occasions.
The 25-year-old Jepsen, from West Vancouver, B.C., clocked 2:03.41 to edge France’s Aurelie Richard for third place by simply 0.2 seconds
Sweden’s Ebba Aarsjoe (1:55.28) gained her third large slalom race in as many days in Veysonnaz, whereas reigning Paralympic champion Zhang Mengqiu of China was second with a time of 1:59.13.
Collingwood, Ont., native Michaela Gosselin (2:06.23) additionally cracked the highest 10 with a seventh-place end.
Jepsen, a six-time Paralympic medallist, was competing in simply her third race since getting back from accidents that began on the 2022 Beijing Video games, the place she gained silver in the identical occasion.
“Immediately was a extremely nice day for me,” Jepsen stated. “I used to be capable of put down snowboarding I could be pleased with and stroll away with one other podium. I did not have expectations coming into these first races again, however I undoubtedly knew I may stand on the field if I skied the best way I had been within the coaching main up.
“I’m so completely satisfied to be 100 per cent again and pushing. I’m headed house now to get well and begin prepping for subsequent season!”
Guimond, who hails from Gatineau, Que., gained his sixth medal in seven World Cup races in 1:53.93.
The 25-year-old claimed bronze within the self-discipline on the final two Paralympics and completed third on Thursday and Friday in Veysonnaz.
“I am fairly happy to have three podiums in a row however actually, I hoped to be extra aggressive with the highest two skiers in my class,” Guimond stated. “It is undoubtedly gasoline for subsequent season for certain.
“I do know I am able to looking for the highest step and I will proceed working in the direction of that within the low season. Thanks everybody, coaches, workers, teammates, for an incredible season.”
The World Cup finals proceed with slalom races on Monday and Tuesday.