VAL THORENS — Kevin Drury of Toronto won gold at a men’s World Cup ski cross event Friday.

Italy’s Simone Deromedis finished second, with Austria’s Tristan Takats third.

Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., won the small final to place fifth overall, while Jared Schmidt of Ottawa was 13th.

The Canadian podium result followed a silver medal by Courtney Hoffos of Invermere, B.C., on Thursday.

In the women’s event Friday, Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund won her second gold in Val Thorens, with France’s Marielle Berger Sabbatel second and Switzerland’s Fanny Smith third.

Canada’s Britt Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., finished sixth, Hoffos was seventh, and Hannah Schmidt of Ottawa placed eighth.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2025.

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