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Cameron Alexander has scored his second-straight bronze at a downhill World Cup race in Bormio, Italy.
During an exciting day of high-speed skiing on Saturday, the North Vancouver athlete recorded a time of one minute, 54.15 seconds.
That was just 0.72 seconds behind first-place racer Alexis Monney of Switzerland, and 0.24 seconds behind Swiss teammate Franjo Von Allmen.
The race took place on the challenging three-kilometre Stelvio piste. Alexander, who had the best time during training on Friday, was sixth out of the gate and held second place until Monney’s run 13 racers later.
At 27 years old, Alexander has secured his fourth-career podium at the site, which is set to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.
He described Saturday’s race as another classic day in Bormio.
“It was bumpy, it was icy, and it was dark. It’s a fight the whole way down,” Alexander said in a statement. “This place has been good to me the last couple of years, and it feels great to be back on the podium.
“You really need to push here and be on top of your skis the whole way down. I’ve managed to do that the last couple of races here and got some good results,” he said.
It’ll be great to have the Olympics there in 2026, Alexander said.
“It’s a track that we have a ton of experience on, and a track that I’ve had some success on. I think I’ll bring some good confidence to my skiing here, and it should be exciting,” he said.
The bronze win earned him 60 points in the FIS World Cup standings, where he currently holds the 19th spot. He scored another 22 points on Sunday, with a 12th-place finish in the Super G event.
Canadian teammate Brodie Seger, also of North Van, didn’t qualify for the weekend’s races. But he sits in 49th place in the World Cup rankings, after placing 11th in a World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena, Italy on Dec. 21.
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