Canada's Marielle Thompson wins 2nd straight World Cup ski cross final
Canadian athletes crowded 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.
![Canada's Marielle Thompson wins 2nd straight World Cup ski cross final](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7097335.1706463040!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sweden-ski-cross-wcup.jpg)
![Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., pictured, earned her first World Cup ski cross victory of the season on Sunday in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Teammate Hannah Schmidt, from Ottawa, took bronze. A women's skier flies through the air.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7097335.1706463040!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sweden-ski-cross-wcup.jpg)
Canadian athletes crowded 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.