Canada’s Eliot Grondin wins World Cup bronze in men’s snowboard cross

Eliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie Que, raises his hands as he crosses the finish to win the finals in front of Cameron Bolton of Australia, on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the FIS snowboard cross world cup event at Mont-Sainte-Anne resort in Beaupre, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

GUDAURI — Canada’s Eliot Grondin earned World Cup bronze in the men’s snowboard cross on Saturday in Georgia.

The Sainte-Marie, Que., native finished behind Austria’s Jakob Dusek and Australia’s Adam Lambert, who won gold and silver, respectively.

Grondin was third in qualifying on Friday to find himself in the mix Saturday.

It’s the third World Cup medal of the season for the 23-year-old.

Grondin grabbed silver last Saturday in Erzurum, Turkey.

He also won gold on Feb. 2 in Beidahu, China.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 8, 2025.

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