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Canada’s Eliot Grondin wins snowboard cross gold at world championships
Canada’s Eliot Grondin won gold in snowboard cross at the world championships Friday.
Canada’s Eliot Grondin won gold in snowboard cross at the world championships Friday.
The Ste-Marie, Que., native topped the podium ahead of France’s Loan Bozzolo and Austria’s Alessandro Haemmerle.
Austria’s Jakob Dusek finished fourth in the big final after leading for much of the race. He lost ground when Haemmerle made contact with him while attempting to pass, allowing Grondin to take the lead and claim victory
“I had a pretty good start and I was battling with the guys in the pack, and I just decided to stay patient and build speed,” Grondin said. “They had a bit of contact, so I think that helped me.
“To share the final, here at the world championship, with those three guys is surreal.”
The 23-year-old Grondin has claimed four World Cup medals this season, including two gold, after winning seven races in 2024.
It is his second medal at the worlds following a bronze in 2021 in Idre Fjall, Sweden. Grondin also won that season’s world junior title.
Italy’s Michela Moioli placed first in the women’s competition ahead of Britain’s Charlotte Bankes and France’s Julia Pereira de Sousa. Meryeta O’dine of Prince George, B.C., was fourth.
The mixed team snowboard cross event will take place on Saturday.
