US EditionHowden Second in Final Ski Cross World Cup Race but Has Another Overall Title
Canada's Reece Howden secured men's silver and Hannah Schmidt earned women's bronze at the World Cup ski cross, with Howden having clinched the overall title earlier.
- Canadians Reece Howden and Hannah Schmidt captured silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the World Cup ski cross event in Sweden on Sunday.
- Chilliwack's Howden entered the competition having already secured his fourth career Crystal Globe as the overall World Cup leader for a second straight season.
- Howden posted 57.36 seconds behind Swedish winner David Mobaerg, while Ottawa's Schmidt placed third in the women's final in one minute 0.1 seconds.
- Sweden's Sandra Naeslund won gold in the women's event and clinched her Crystal Globe earlier, while Germany's Kilian Himmelsbach took bronze in the men's competition.
- The World Cup season concludes with one final race in Sweden, streaming live on CBCSports and CBC Gem beginning at 5:20 a.m. ET on Sunday.
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The Toronto Star
Howden, Schmidt reach podium in final weekend of World Cup ski cross season
GÄLLIVARE - Reece Howden won the men's silver medal and fellow Canadian Hannah Schmidt took the women's bronze Saturday in the penultimate ski cross races of the World Cup season.
Reece Howden, already assured of the crystal globe, and Hannah Schmidt both reached the podium in the penultimate stage of the World Cup.
Canada's Reece Howden, Hannah Schmidt win medals at World Cup ski cross event in Sweden
Canadians will bring home a pair of medals from a World Cup ski cross event on Saturday in Gällivare, Sweden. Reece Howden, of Cultus Lake, B.C., won silver in the men's big final while Ottawa's Hannah Schmidt took bronze in the women's competition.
Howden wins silver in ski cross at Gällivare
Reece Howden took home the silver medal at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Gällivare, Sweden, the final stop of the 2025-26 campaign. Simone Deromedis and Edoardo Zorzi, both from Italy, won gold and bronze respectively. Howden had seen Deromedis take the lead at the start of the big final. After managing to catch up in the final turns of the course, a photo finish was needed to separate the two skiers, with the Italian narrowly edging out Howden…
Reece Howden won the silver medal at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Gällivare, Sweden, the last stop of the 2025-26 campaign. Simone Deromedis and Edoardo Zorzi, both of Italy, won the gold and bronze respectively. Howden had seen Deromedis take the lead at the beginning of the big final. After having managed to get back to his height in the last turns of the race, it took the photo-control to split the two skiers, the Italian just ahead of Howd…
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