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Canada's Grondin earns World Cup silver in men's snowboard cross

Canadian Press
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Eliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie Que. raises his arms as he wins the event and the Crystal Globe as the season’s overall winner, on March 24, 2024 at the FIS snowboard cross world cup event in Beaupre Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

ERZURUM — Canada's Eliot Grondin earned World Cup silver in the men's snowboard cross on Saturday.

Grondin finished behind Germany's Leon Ulbricht and ahead of Nick Baumgartner of the United States on the podium.

The Sainte-Marie, Que., native was the top qualifier on Friday entering Saturday's final.

It's the second World Cup medal of the season for the 23-year-old Grondin.

He earned gold on Feb. 2 in China.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 1, 2025.

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