Canadian ski cross racers endure disappointing day at Milano Cortina 2026

LIVIGNO — Just making it to the Olympics was a triumph for Marielle Thompson. But the veteran Canadian ski cross racer wanted more at the Milan Cortina Games. The 33-year-old from Whistler, B.C., who missed much of 2025 due to a “complex knee injury,” did not make it past the quarterfinals Friday. It was a tough outcome for the four-time Olympian who won gold in 2014 in Sochi and silver four years ago in Beijing, and whose 76 career World Cup podiums (including 36 wins) rank second-best all-time. A slow start cost Thompson, who finished last in her four-woman quarterfinal. Only the top two advance. “It wasn’t my day … I couldn’t get going,” said Thompson. The conditions didn’t help. Heavy...