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COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Ontario's Craigleith Ski Club will host double snowboard World Cup slalom events in February. FIS, the world governing body of skiing, announced Wednesday on its website that the private alpine ski resort near Collingwood, Ont.

EDMONTON — Organizers are promising a steeper, faster slope as the FIS snowboard big air World Cup returns to Commonwealth Stadium this weekend.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — Alpine Canada president and chief executive officer Thérèse Brisson gives Mont-Tremblant’s first World Cup event in 40 years a "10-on-10" rating — and hopes it’s here to stay.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — Federica Brignone knew she had a chance as the weather took a turn for the worse on Sunday at Mont-Tremblant.

RUKA, Finland — Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thenault captured season-opening World Cup gold in women's aerials on Sunday. The 23-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., posted a winning score of 99.

ROMANS-SUR-ISÈRE, France — Eliot Grondin won the season-opening men's World Cup snowboard cross on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que.

TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — Federica Brignone of Italy won a second consecutive women’s World Cup giant slalom, turning in a terrific second run Sunday that left her ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland and American Mikaela Shiffrin .

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — A men's World Cup super-G was called off Sunday due to strong wind as weather led to the cancellation of all three ski races over the weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — More than a decade into her decorated career, Federica Brignone still managed to accomplish a lot of firsts on Saturday.