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Marielle Thompson swept away her competition this weekend at a World Cup ski cross event in Bakuriani, Georgia, claiming gold in the women’s big final on Sunday. The 2014 Olympic champion from Whistler, B.C., is now on a streak of three consecutive wins and has won gold in four of the last five World Cup events this season. CBC | Sports News
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Jessie Fleming, Kadeisha Buchanan front Canada roster for CONCACAF women’s Gold Cup
Midfielder Jessie Fleming, recently acquired by the Portland Thorns, and former Chelsea teammates Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence are among 23 players called up by Canada coach Bev Priestman for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sonjaa Schmidt becomes 1st Canadian to win U23 Nordic gold at world ski championships
Sonjaa Schmidt snatched gold during the final straight of the women’s 1.2-kilometre Sprint Final Classic on Tuesday, beating out five competitors to cross the finish line first with a time of 2:35.82. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau wins world gold for Canada in women’s solo free
Artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau of Saint Laurent, Que., racked up 264.8207 points win a gold medal Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships. She also collected silver in women’s solo technical on Saturday in Doha, Qatar. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold in Italy
Canadian Reece Howden captured his second victory of the ski cross World Cup season on Saturday, crossing the finish line first in Alleghe, Italy. The 25-year-old now sits atop the men’s ski cross standings. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Amy Fraser awarded 1st World Cup gold after women’s ski halfpipe final cancelled
Canadian freestyle skier Amy Fraser won her first career World Cup gold in the halfpipe competition on Friday. A severe snowstorm cancelled many of the World Cup events at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., including the women’s halfpipe final. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Bloemen wins 5,000m gold, sets track record on home ice at World Cup in Quebec City
Canadian long track speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen captured gold on home ice with a record-setting performance on Friday in Quebec City. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s India Sherret races to 1st career gold medal at ski cross World Cup
Canada’s India Sherret has her first World Cup gold medal. Sherret, the ski-cross racer from Cranbrook, B.C., led at every stage of Friday’s competition in Alleghe, Italy en route to her first victory. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mikaël Kingsbury wins moguls gold to pass Stenmark with 87th career World Cup victory
Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikaël Kingsbury passed alpine legend Ingemar Stenmark with 87 career World Cup wins by capturing moguls gold on Thursday in Deer Valley, Utah. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Kamila Valieva disqualified from 2022 Olympics in doping case, Russia to lose team gold to U.S.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after her doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games. Canada placed fourth in the event and could be elevated to bronze. CBC | Sports News
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