Nakiska/Exshaw/Kananaskis, Alberta – (From Alpine Canada Alpin at Nakiska Ski Area) – Reece Howden was in full Big Rig mode, claiming his 10th World Cup win of his career in front of the home crowd Nakiska Ski Area.
The race was Saturday January 20.
From Alpine Canada Click link for full story by Mark Halliday/Alpine Canada : It was as special day for Canada at the redtag.ca FIS Ski Cross World Cup at Nakiska, Alberta, with Hannah Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) winning the women’s race and Reece Howden (Chilliwack, BC) taking the men’s race. It’s the first time Canada has topped the men’s and women’s podium on the same day at a World Cup ski cross race at Nakiska in nine attempts. Marielle Thompson (Whistler, BC) finished second in today’s women’s race to give Canada three of the six podium positions.
This is Howden’s first win of the season, his third career World Cup win in Canada and the 10th World Cup win of his career. The two-time Crystal Globe winner sits third in the season standings and has narrowed the gap on the leader Jared Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) who placed 18th today.
“The start of the season had some ups and downs, but I always felt like the foundation was there and today was the day,” said Howden. “I just kept building confidence with every heat today and by the end I was feeling really strong in the start.”
“It means a lot to win here and to share it with everyone. It’s more than my success, it’s shared with all the volunteers who worked so hard this week and to be able to perform in front of family and friends is very rewarding.”
Next races: (link to FIS Calendar)
Ski cross wrap up in Nakiska on Sunday.
