Canada's Jared Schmidt reacts following his run in the freestyle men's ski cross 1/8 finals during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in Zhangjiakou, China, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. It was another successful day for Ottawa's Schmidt siblings on the World Cup ski cross circuit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
INNICHEN, Italy – It was another successful day for Ottawa’s Schmidt siblings on the World Cup ski cross circuit.
Jared Schmidt won gold in the men’s event Thursday, while Hannah Schmidt took bronze in the women’s race.
Both skiers were coming off podium-topping performances last week in Val Thorens, France.
Jared Schmidt, who picked up his third straight World Cup win, also took a sizable lead in the overall standings. The Canadian and teammate Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., were the only skiers in the top-10 to advance to the quarterfinal.
Schmidt leads the circuit with 312 points, while Howden, who crashed out in the small final to finish eighth Thursday, is second with 152 points.
Hannah Schmidt finished behind Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund and Switzerland’s Fanny Smith in the women’s big final. She sits third in the women’s overall standings with 237 points behind Naeslund (295) and France’s Marielle Berger Sabbatel (270).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 21, 2023.
