Canada’s Olympic champ Thompson captures World Cup ski-cross bronze

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 12:07 PM CST Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021

VAL THORENS, France - Canada's Olympic champion Marielle Thompson bounced back from a long injury layoff to finish third at a ski cross World Cup on Sunday.

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VAL THORENS, France - Canada's Olympic champion Marielle Thompson bounced back from a long injury layoff to finish third at a ski cross World Cup on Sunday.

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VAL THORENS, France – Canada’s Olympic champion Marielle Thompson bounced back from a long injury layoff to finish third at a ski cross World Cup on Sunday.

The 29-year-old from Whistler, B.C., who tore her anterior cruciate ligament for the second time last March, captured her first two heats before finishing third in the big final for her 47th World Cup podium performance.

“To come back from injuries with a podium means that all the hard work was worth it,” Thompson said after 101st World Cup race. “I’m really looking forward to the rest of the season.”

Marielle Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., answers questions after being named to the Canadian Olympic ski cross team in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Thompson, who won gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics just four months after tearing her ACL the first time, will chase another Olympic medal this winter in Beijing.

Britt Phelan of Mont-Tremblant, Que., was fourth on Sunday, a day after capturing silver in Saturday’s race.

The 30-year-old from Mont-Tremblant, Que., a silver medallist from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, has also been sidelined by injury for the better part of two years.

“I’m feeling confident going into the next races and I just want to keep that consistency and try to focus on my skiing and myself. We have a lot of races coming up,” she said.