O’Dine Celebrates World Cup Silver

Dec 18, 2017 | 4:26 AM

Canadians Meryeta O’Dine and Zoe Bergermann captured a World Cup silver medal on Sunday in women’s team snowboardcross.

O’Dine, from Prince George, B.C., and Bergermann, from Erin, Ont., finished behind first-place team of France’s Chloe Trespeuch and Nelly Moenne Loccoz for the Canadians’ first medal of the season.  Kristina Paul and Mariya Vasiltsova of Russia won bronze.

The men’s team of Vernon, B.C., native Kevin Hill and Baptiste Brochu of Saguenay, Que., finished ninth.

Individually, O’Dine leads all Canadians with a 7th place standing in the World Cup rankings and appears to be a shoe-in for the Canada’s Olympic team.