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