Canada’s Leman wins gold in ski cross, Thompson takes silver medal
BLUE MOUNTAIN, Ont. — Reigning Olympic champion Brady Leman of Calgary won gold on Saturday at a skicross World Cup event while Canada’s Marielle Thompson took silver on the women’s side.
Top-ranked French skier Bastien Midol was second in the men’s race followed by Johannes Rohrweck of Austria.
“Any time you make a final battle you know it’s going to be a tough battle,” Leman said. “I was happy just to get to the final today. I was feeling confident and I knew I could win if I had a good run. I just tried to enjoy it and it worked out.”