US EditionCanada's Thompson Takes Bronze in Ski Cross World Cup Tune-up Ahead of Olympics
Thompson earned back-to-back bronze medals at World Cup events as she recovers from knee surgery and prepares for her fourth Olympics as a Canadian flag bearer.
- At the Val di Fassa World Cup on Friday, Marielle Thompson won bronze in women's ski cross, her second podium in as many events before the Olympics.
- Recovering from a torn knee ligament and surgery, Thompson, a 2014 Olympic champion from Whistler, B.C., won her medal of the season at this event.
- On the podium, Jole Galli and Marielle Berger Sabbatel led Thompson to her second consecutive bronze after last week's Veysonnaz event.
- The World Cup competition continues Saturday before attention shifts to the Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which open Feb. 6, The Canadian Press reported Jan. 30, 2026.
- The Val di Fassa event will stream on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem Saturday at 6:30 a.m. ET, with Germans sweeping the men's podium and Canadians Phelan and Gairns finishing eighth and tenth.
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St Catharines Standard
Canada’s Thompson takes bronze in ski cross World Cup tune-up ahead of Olympics
CANAZEI - Canada’s Marielle Thompson won bronze in the women’s ski cross Friday at a World Cup stop in Val di Fassa, the final tune-up before the Olympics.
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Thompson takes bronze in ski cross World Cup tune-up ahead of Olympics
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Ski cross: Canadian Marielle Thompson finishes on the third step of the World Cup podium in Val di Fissa, Italy
Marielle Thompson wins bronze at World Cup ski cross event in Italy
Canada's Marielle Thompson is building some momentum as the Milano-Cortina Olympics approach. The 33-year-old ski cross athlete won a bronze medal on Friday at a World Cup stop in Val di Fassa, Italy, her second podium appearance in as many events.
A quick look at Marielle Thompson's biography shows that she is an experienced Olympian. At 33, she participated in three Olympic Winter Games, crowned by the gold in women's ski cross in Sochi 2014 and silver in Beijing 2022. A closer look at her career reveals that Thompson also has a lot of experience in overcoming unwelcome injuries, an event that she intends to take up again before Milano Cortina 2026. At the end of February, at a World Cup…
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