Lucky thirteen for Canada
![Jasey Jay in action at Cypress Mountain [(c) Vancouver2010]](/images/sized/images/uploads/news/Snowboard_giantslalom-470x353.jpg)
Jasey Jay in action at Cypress Mountain [(c) Vancouver2010]
Canada has taken its 13th gold medal of the Vancouver Games, with a win in snowboarding giant slalom.
While fog hampered efforts in the Whistler slalom, over on Cypress Mountain the rain was bucketing down for the men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom races. There was plenty of action, though, as the men carved up the mountain in the various play-off rounds.
But it was Canada’s Jasey Jay Anderson who rode to gold, in his last Olympic Games. The 34-year-old was trailing World Champion Benjamin Karl by 0.76 seconds, but came through to clinch the title as Karl slipped towards the end. France’s Mathieu Bozzetto took bronze – a controversial result following a starting gate malfunction, leaving Russian Stanislav Detkov with a delay to get out.
Recent news
-
Direct ski train on sale today
8 Jun 2022 Tickets have gone on sale for the… -
Bumper start to Australian ski season
6 Jun 2022 The ski season in Australia has… -
Aerial Tram cabin falls in Snowbird
1 Jun 2022 A double-decker ski lift cabin… -
Choose shorter ski to avoid ACL injury
17 May 2022 If you want to avoid an ACL injury,… -
Illustrator launches ski-themed fabric
3 May 2022 A range of ski-themed fabrics and… -
Tyrol divided over Pitztal and Ötztal link
27 Apr 2022 Thousands of Tyrolean residents… -
Meribel and Courchevel raise €65K for Ukraine
24 Apr 2022 The Alpine communities of Meribel… -
Skiers caught in Courchevel avalanche
19 Apr 2022 A French man skiing with his daughter… -
London ski show returns in October
31 Mar 2022 The much-anticipated London Ski… -
Vail Resorts buys stake in Andermatt
29 Mar 2022 Vail Resorts has bought a majority…