Canadian snowboarder Grondin earns weekend sweep with big final win over Germany's Ulbricht




Éliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Que., picked up his second win of the snowboard cross World Cup season, defeating Germany’s Leon Ulbricht in Sunday’s big final in Beidahu, China.

Reigning world champion tops World Cup standings after last season's title victory

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Canadian athlete Eliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie Que., followed by Lorenzo Sommarina, centre, and Nick Baumgartner race the Eight Finals in men's snowboard cross on March 24, 2024 at a World Cup event in Beaupre, Quebec.
Canada's Éliot Grondin, front, posted seven victories and 10 podium finishes last campaign on the way to a Crystal Globe as the overall season champion. (Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press/File)

Éliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Que., picked up his second win of the snowboard cross World Cup season, defeating Germany's Leon Ulbricht in Sunday's big final in Beidahu, China.

Loan Bozzolo of France placed third.

Grondin, 23, captured Saturday's race ahead of Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle and French competitor Merlin Surget.

Grondin, the reigning world champion, posted seven victories and 10 podium finishes last campaign on the way to a Crystal Globe as the overall season champion.

He tops the World Cup standings this season.

WATCH | Grondin captures snowboard cross gold for 2nd straight day:

Canada's Eliot Grondin caps gold weekend with 2nd snowboard cross win

Eliot Grondin's back-to-back wins in Beidahu propel him to the top of the world cup overall standings.
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