Reiteralm (Austria)/CMEDIA: Canadian Brittany Phelan reportedly wins her first women’s ski cross World Cup gold medal on Sunday in the women’s big final in Reiteralm, Austria.
“It’s been a long time coming…I’ve probably had the most second-place [finishes] on the whole circuit. Just to put it all together today, I felt good on the track from the first training run…16 years of racing World Cup, both alpine and ski cross. It’s amazing,” Phelan was reported saying following her 105th World Cup start, 71 in ski cross and 34 on the alpine circuit.
Capping a strong month of February, Phelan also won silver medals in both Alleghe, Italy, on Feb. 3 and Bakuriani, Georgia, on Feb. 10.
The three-time Olympian, 32-year old Phelan. a native of Mont-Tremblant, Que a won 2018 Olympic silver in Pyeongchang, South Korea and placed in the top five four years later in Beijing.
As an alpine skier, Phelan also competed at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, making the transition to ski cross shortly after, in part due to a calf injury.
The three-time Olympian, 32-year old Phelan. a native of Mont-Tremblant, Que a won 2018 Olympic silver in Pyeongchang, South Korea and placed in the top five four years later in Beijing.
As an alpine skier, Phelan also competed at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, making the transition to ski cross shortly after, in part due to a calf injury.
