French, Canadian Skiers Earn Gold Medals At World Championship In Utah
Feb 2, 2019, 9:13 PM | Updated: 9:15 pm
Francois Place of France celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the Men's Ski Cross Final of the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships on February 02, 2019 at Solitude Mountain Resort in Solitude, Utah. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
SOLITUDE, Utah (AP) — Francois Place of France won the men’s skicross final at the world championships by holding off Olympic gold medalist Brady Leman.
In an event that calls for side-by-side racing over bumps and jumps at high rates of speed, Place took the victory Saturday over Canadian teammates Leman and Kevin Drury. Leman captured the Olympic crown at the Pyeongchang Games last February in the fast-paced competition.
On the women’s side, Marielle Thompson of Canada beat Swiss racer Fanny Smith for the win. Alizee Baron of France captured the bronze.
Thompson was the gold medalist at the 2014 Sochi Games.
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