Canada's Guimond, Jepsen, Ericsson earn bronze medals at Para alpine World Cup finals

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 21, 2025 8:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Canada's Para alpine skiers delivered 3 bronze medals connected the 2nd time of racing astatine the FIS World Cup finals successful Veysonnaz, Switzerland.

Alexis Guimond of Gatineau, Que., placed 3rd successful the men's lasting elephantine slalom event, clocking a clip of 1 infinitesimal 54.26 seconds. Arthur Bauchet (1:51.72) and Jules Seger (1:53.55) made it a 1-2 decorativeness for France.

The 25-year-old Guimond, who won bronze successful the subject astatine the past 2 Paralympics, besides finished 3rd on Thursday successful the opening elephantine slalom lawsuit successful Veysonnaz.

He has 5 medals successful six World Cup races this season, with a accidental to adhd different Saturday.

"Feels bully to beryllium backmost connected the podium again," Guimond said successful a release. "The skiing is determination and large to person consistency. It genuinely builds confidence. Definitely felt similar contiguous was a imaginable victory, but mistakes hap and looking guardant to pursuit the apical of the podium tomorrow."

Kimberley, B.C.'s Kalle Ericsson, competing with usher Sierra Smith of Ottawa, bounced backmost from Thursday's clang to instrumentality bronze in the men's imaginativeness impaired elephantine slalom — finishing just 1.6 seconds distant from the golden medal with a clip of 1:54.94.

"Coming disconnected yesterday's crash, it feels large to beryllium backmost connected the podium today," Smith said. "Today's effect volition springiness america a boost of assurance and assistance america spell into time charging."

Ericsson and Smith present person 7 podium finishes this season.

"Definitely looking guardant to different contention tomorrow," Ericsson said. "Missing 2nd spot by truthful small is pugnacious but conscionable goes to amusement that we request to beryllium connected our A crippled for tomorrow."

Italy's Giacomo Bertagnolli and Andrea Ravelli (1:53.34) won the contention up of Austrians Johannes Aigner and Nico Haberl (1:54.92).

West Vancouver, B.C., autochthonal Mollie Jepsen, 25, took location bronze in the women's lasting elephantine slalom successful a clip of 2:08.47.

The six-time Paralympic medallist was competing successful conscionable her 2nd contention since coming backmost from injuries that started astatine the Beijing Games in 2022.

"The past 3 years, 2 of which being retired with my genu and my elbow, person been ace challenging truthful I americium trying to beryllium benignant to myself, particulate disconnected the cobwebs, and summation assurance with each start," Jepsen said. "I've been trying hard not to absorption connected results, but connected my skiing and my tactical approach.

"Today was a immense accomplishment and shows maine I've been taking the close steps to get backmost to the apical of the podium. Stoked to proceed to physique connected today's momentum."

Sweden's Ebba Aarsjoe (1:58.79) was the lone skier to spell nether 2 minutes, portion France's Aurelie Richard finished up of Jepsen for metallic in 2:05.96.

Collingwood, Ont., autochthonal Michaela Gosselin (2:10.00) placed seventh.

Saturday's elephantine slalom events volition beryllium followed by a slalom races connected Monday and Tuesday.