A great start - RDS

Saturday, Dec. 7 2013. 7:02 p.m.

NAKISKA, Alta. – The Canadian ski cross star Marielle Thompson hit two goals in one race on Saturday

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She began the season World Cup with a convincing win and the same is qualified for the Olympics in Sochi once.

Thompson resisted the champion Fanny Smith of Switzerland, during the women’s final and won one of two Canadian medal of the day at the ski Nakiska. Brady Leman of Calgary won the bronze in men, just behind the French and the Swiss Jonas Devouassoux Armin Niederer.

powerful departures Thompson have served well during his four races and led from start to finish every time.

“She had a simple game plan today was to have a good start and keep going, said the coach of the Canadian team Eric Archer. I told him: ‘If you focus only on departure, you will carry to the end the day’

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“She has never seen the back of a competitor during the day and it’s great. “

Thompson of Whistler, BC, won the crystal globe last year as overall champion title of the World Cup. She also won silver at the world championships in 2013. She said she had trouble believing she had confirmed his participation in the Sochi Games.

“I do not think I even realized, she has said. I do not know. It’s just special to be able to represent Canada at the Olympics. “

French Ophelie David won the bronze.

Canadian Georgia Simmerling Sundquist and Danielle were ninth and 19th, respectively.

the men’s side, Leman tried everything at the end of the race, but settled for third place.

“I went around to get the money, maybe a ski length, has he noted. I just ran out of space at the end. “

British Columbian Kelsey Serwa finished fifth. It is for him a good result, while attending a first major test after surgery on the left knee earlier this year.

Canadians Mathieu Leduc (12th), Dave Duncan (17) and Louis-Pierre Helie (31st) also attended the event.

Montreal’s Chris Del Bosco has failed in his attempt to qualify for the first round.

Two events of the World Cup was originally scheduled for this week, but one of them had to be canceled due to temperatures around minus-30 degrees Celsius. It was about minus 24 degrees when the final began Saturday.