Canada’s Reece Howden victorious in men’s World Cup ski cross race

By The Canadian Press on December 21, 2024.

Reece Howden of Canada in action during the men's qualification run of the FIS Skicross World Cup, in Arosa, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott

INNICHEN, Italy – Canada’s Reece Howden has won a second men’s World Cup ski cross race this season with a victory in Italy.

The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C., ran the table by finishing first in his heat, quarterfinal and semifinal to reach the four-man final.

Howden’s win comes after his first of the season in Arosa, Switzerland.

He moved into second in the men’s World Cup standings behind Florian Wilmsmann of Germany.

Howden was the lone Canadian man to reach a final.

Canada’s women were held off the podium. India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., reached the final to place fourth.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 20, 2024.