Cameron Alexander has secured another World Cup bronze medal with a fast finish at what some in the ski community call the race of the year.
On Saturday (Jan. 25), Alexander of North Vancouver placed third in the downhill race in Kitzbühel, Austria, with a time of one minute 53.86 seconds.
That’s just 0.22 seconds behind teammate James Crawford, who won the race in front of a crowd of nearly 50,000 fans.
It’s the first time two Canadians have stood together on the Hahnenkamm track podium since Todd Brooker and Ken Read in 1983, hearkening back to a golden era of “Crazy Canucks” when seemingly fearless Canadian racers dominated the downhill scene.
Brodie Seger, also from North Van, finished 23rd on the downhill track.
The day before, Cameron placed fifth in the super-G race in Kitzbühel.
Earlier this month, Jan. 17 and 18, he raced to fifth and eighth in the downhill and super-G events at another World Cup track in Wengen, Switzerland.
And in December, Alexander took another bronze in downhill at a track in Bormio, Italy.
In the World Cup standings Alexander now sits sixth in downhill and seventh in super-G, placing him ninth in the overall standings. He is the top Canadian in all three rankings.
Next up on the circuit is the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, which kick off Feb. 4 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
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