Canadian Skiers Shine at World Cup with Gold and Bronze Medals

India Sherret from Cranbrook, British Columbia, achieved a remarkable victory by winning the gold medal on the last day of the World Cup ski cross competition held in Reiteralm, Austria. In an unfortunate incident, her fellow Canadian athletes, Ottawa's Hannah Schmidt and Brittany Phelan from Mont-Tremblant, faced a crash during the race, which led them to not complete the event. Schmidt managed to secure a bronze medal despite the mishap, while Phelan ended up in fourth place.

After the race, Sherret expressed her joy over her victory but also shared her concern for her teammates. She stated that witnessing the crash made it difficult to fully celebrate her win, as she worried about Schmidt's well-being. Sherret mentioned that she saw Phelan complete her ski run but was particularly anxious about Schmidt's condition; she hoped for their recovery to allow her to enjoy her success.

In contrast to their performance on this day, the results were reversed from the previous day's event when Schmidt took home the gold, while Sherret and Smith earned silver and bronze, respectively. In the men's competition, Kevin Drury from Toronto contributed to the Canadian medal tally by finishing with a bronze after competing against Youri Duplessis Kergomard from France, who won gold, and Simone Deromedis of Italy, who claimed silver.