snowboard cross

Maelle Ricker overcame the weather and the competition to become the first Canadian woman to win gold on home soil. The Women's competiton was delayed several hours due to fog and bad weather.

"It was really, really hard today to get a clean run all the way down the course, but I just held on and did my best. I was really just focusing on doing the run going through, " said Ricker.

Ricker, who leads the World Cup standings, didn't place in the Turin Games. Her fall in the finals left her with a concussion.

Frenchwoman Deborah Anthonioz won Silver and Swiss rider Olivia Nobs rounded out the podium with Bronze.