Canada’s Courtney Hoffos wins silver medal at ski cross world championship

Fanny Smith of Switzerland, centre, takes the win in front of Courtney Hoffos of Canada, left, and Daniela Maier of Germany, right, at the Skicross competition, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

SAINT MORITZ – Canada’s Courtney Hoffos claimed silver in women’s ski cross at the freestyle skiing world championships on Friday.

World Cup champion Fanny Smith of Switzerland won gold, while Germany’s Daniela Maier took bronze.

India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., finished eighth.

Fanny Smith of Switzerland, centre, takes the win in front of Courtney Hoffos of Canada, left, and Daniela Maier of Germany, right, at the Skicross competition, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Hoffos, from Windermere, B.C., had three podium finishes on this season’s World Cup tour, including a silver at the Canadian stop at Craigleith Ski Club earlier this month.

It is the 27-year-old’s first medal at the world championships.

Switzerland’s Ryan Regez won the men’s event, followed by Germany’s Tobia Mueller and Japan’s Ryo Sugai. Calgary’s Jared Schmidt placed ninth.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 21, 2025.