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The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C., ran the table by finishing first in his heat, quarterfinal and semifinal to reach the four-man final.

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The Canadian team competing in a fifth race in 10 days to start the ski cross season were held off the Innichen podium in the first of two days of competition there before Howden香蕉视频直播檚 13th career World Cup victory.

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He moved into second in the men香蕉视频直播檚 World Cup standings behind Florian Wilmsmann of Germany. Howden was the lone Canadian man to reach a final Saturday

Canada香蕉视频直播檚 women were held off the podium taking fourth through seventh. India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., was the top Canadian in fourth to move into second in the season standings behind leader Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C.

Ottawa香蕉视频直播檚 Hannah Schmidt was fifth, Thompson sixth and Courtney Hoffos of Windermere, B.C., seventh Saturday.