Squamish's Maelle Ricker returned to the World Cup Podium with a bronze medal victory in Arosa, Switzerland on Saturday (March 9).
Ricker placed third in snowboardcross qualifying races on Friday (March 8) and followed that up with the bronze medal performance on Saturday. She said it was nice to bounce back after a 17th place finish in Sochi on Feb. 17.
I definitely was looking to get back in the big final after my result from Sochi, she said in a press release. It's good to come back and do well again. I still need to clean some things up and hopefully get in the big finals again for the next two events.
She added that the team working together helped her capture the bronze.
A big part of today was having really good boards and we definitely had really fast boards, she said. So a big thanks goes out to our support staff for helping us out.
Ricker's teammate Dominique Maltais won the gold, with Italy's Michela Moioli picking up the silver. Ontario's Jake Holden was the top ranked Canadian male and finished 10th
Maltais ranks first in World Cup overall points after four races, with Ricker sitting in fourth. The next race for Ricker and Team Canada will be in Veysonnaz, Switzerland from March 15-17, 2013.
For more information on the team, visit www.canadasnowboard.ca.
