Courtney Hoffos finished fifth at the womenB次元官网网址檚 ski cross world championship on Saturday while fellow Canadian Reece Howden took fifth place in the menB次元官网网址檚 competition.

SwedenB次元官网网址檚 Sandra Naeslund won womenB次元官网网址檚 gold ahead of SwitzerlandB次元官网网址檚 Fanny Smith and Alizee Baron of France. Hoffos, from Windermere, B.C., won the small final in her first worlds appearance.

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OttawaB次元官网网址檚 Hannah Schmidt was 10th and Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., was 11th. Tiana Gairns of Prince George, B.C., was 13th and Zoe Chore of Cranbrook, B.C., was 14th.

Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., was the lone Canadian in the top 10 of the menB次元官网网址檚 field.

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SwitzerlandB次元官网网址檚 Alex Fiva won gold. Francois Place of France took silver and SwedenB次元官网网址檚 Erik Mobaerg earned bronze.

Kris Mahler of Canmore, Alta., was 12th. CalgaryB次元官网网址檚 Brady Leman was 20th and MontrealB次元官网网址檚 Chris Del Bosco was 26th.

The Canadian Press

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