US EditionCanada’s Eliot Grondin wins Olympic silver in snowboard cross
Eliot Grondin earned his third Olympic medal, finishing 0.03 seconds behind Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle in the men's snowboard cross final, marking Canada's sixth medal at the Games.
- On February 12, 2026, Eliot Grondin, 24, from Ste‑Marie, Quebec, won silver in men's snowboard cross at Milano Cortina 2026, finishing just behind Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle.
- Having already collected multiple Olympic medals, Grondin looked strong in qualifying, winning his 1/8, quarterfinal and semifinal matchups at Milano Cortina 2026.
- After a furious comeback, Nathan Pare, Bethel native, Team USA, was disqualified for contact with Lucas Eguibar during the quarterfinal at Milano Cortina 2026.
- The final was decided by 0.03 seconds, with Grondin's silver giving Canada its sixth medal at the Milan Cortina Games.
- The result echoes 2022, when Haemmerle and Grondin also finished 1-2 in a photo finish, and Grondin previously won silver and a bronze with Meryeta O'Dine in 2022 Winter Olympics.
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In 2022, Alessandro Hämmerle was able to get Olympic gold in the snowboard cross. A feat that the Vorarlberger has now repeated in Italy. Unlike in China, however, many fans from Montafon's home country could watch live on Thursday, celebrate and hardly grasp their luck...
What a cruel outcome for the French snowboardcross team. On the way to winning one or more medals this Thursday in Livigno, the men of Kevin Strucl, all already victorious at the World Cup, let their Olympic podium chance go by finishing 4th, 5th, 6th and 12th.
The winner of the men's snowboard cross at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games was determined on Thursday, with Austrian Alessandro Hämmerle losing in the final race for the second time in a row.
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Austria's Haemmerle edges Grondin again for Olympic gold in men's snowboardcross
Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria and Canada’s Eliot Grondin have repeated as gold and silver medalists in men’s snowboardcross at the Winter Olympics after another close finish between the two rivals.
Quebec's planchist finished 0.03 seconds behind the winner and offered a third Olympic medal in his career.
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