Marielle Thompson's ski cross silver highlights Canada's 2nd day at Innichen World Cup

Marielle Thompson was the sole Canadian to grace the ski cross podium on the second day of competition in Innichen, Italy.

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CBC Sports · Posted: Dec 22, 2019 12:02 PM EST | Last Updated: December 23, 2019

Canada's Marielle Thompson, seen in this file photo from 2017, won ski cross silver in Innichen, Italy on Sunday. (Christine Olsson/EPA)

Marielle Thompson was the sole Canadian to grace the ski cross podium on the second day of competition in Innichen, Italy.

Thompson, 27, finished behind Switzerland's Fanny Smith to take silver on Sunday.

"I had a good start in the final but just got stuck behind but I knew that in the bottom of this course if I skied it clean I could carry some speed," said Thompson.

Innichen is one of the few venues where Thompson, a 23-time World Cup winner and Sochi gold medallist, has failed to triumph.

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Canada's Marielle Thompson places 2nd behind Fanny Smith of Switzerland.

Nevertheless, the Whistler B.C., native remains in the hunt for the overall title thanks to a string of recent first-place finishes at Arosa, Switzerland and Montafon, Austria.

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Currently sitting third, Thompson's 404 points puts her just behind Smith (411) and current leader Sandra Naesland (450) of Sweden, who finished fourth on Sunday behind bronze medallist Daniela Maier of Germany.

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On the men's side, Reece Howden, of Cultus Lake, B.C., was the top Canadian in 5th.

"I just wanted to come here and ski my best" said Howden. "I told myself ski, have a great time and leave it all on the hill. I had a great day."

Toronto's Kevin Drury, who captured his third first-place on Saturday after bad weather forced organizers to cancel the race and rely on the results of the qualification, finished in 25th.