Cultus Lake/Bakuriani, Georgia (With files from CBC and Alpine Canada) – Canadian women continued to dominate the top of the podium at a World Cup ski cross event in Bakuriani, Georgia on Saturday.
Marielle Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., won her second World Cup gold medal in as many races while teammate Brittany Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., took silver.
Thompson’s win also marked the sixth straight gold medal won by a Canadian woman on the World Cup ski cross circuit this season.
Cultus lake’s Reece Howden, was eliminated early in the round of 32 (finished 17th) but still holds a slight lead in the overall standings.
