Canada Snowboard – Podium result one of many big results for the Para-snowboard team in the Netherlands

Vancouver, BC – Michelle Salt (Calgary, AB) kicked off the Para-snowboard World cup season in style, capturing back to back bronze medals at the Landgraaf, NL Banked Slalom World Cups on November 15th & 16th, 2017. This was part of an incredible effort from the Para-snowboard team, which included multiple top ten finishes across multiple categories. Brenna Huckaby (USA) and Cécile Hernandez-Cervellon (FRA) took home gold and silver respectively on both race days.
 
Taking part in their first world cups of the season, the Para-snowboard team arrived in the Netherlands in time for a tune up Europa cup race, with a largely world cup field in attendance. Salt set the tone for the rest of the week, grabbing bronze in the Europa cup before nabbing her world cup medals.
 
« For the first time in a long time I wasn’t focused on a podium finish, instead I just focused on having a good time, » commented Salt. « I set personal goals the last 3 days and am very happy I was able to acheive those goals thanks to the support of my sponsors, teammates, and coaches »
 
Another strong performance from the team included a pair of 4th place finishes in from Next Gen rider Sandrine Hamel (Montreal, QC),  who missed out the podium by 2 tenths of a second. The team will now head to Austria for a training camp before heading to Finland for a pair of Para-snowboardcross World Cups, with qualifiation to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralypic Games on the line.
 
Full Canadian results

Athlete	Europa Cup Tue. 14 Nov. 2017	World Cup #1 Wed. 15 Nov. 2017	World Cup #2 Thurs. 16 Nov. 2017
Michelle Salt (Calgary, AB), LL1	3rd	3rd	3rd
Sandrine Hamel (Montreal, QC), LL2	5th	4th	4th
John Leslie (Arnprior, ON), LL2	4th	6th	5th
Alex Massie (Barrie, ON), LL2	7th	7th	8th
Curt Minard (Vernon, BC), UL	6th	6th	7th
Andrew Genge (Oshawa, ON), UL	11th	10th	18th
Colton Liddle (Wawa, ON), LL2	19th	15th	17th

 
Full results can be found on the World Para Snowboard website.
 
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Eric Escaravage
Communications Coordinator
Canada Snowboard
Eric.escaravage@canadasnowboard.ca
(613)-862-6532

About Canada Snowboard
Canada Snowboard is the national governing body for snowboarding in Canada. With the support of valued corporate partners like The Canadian Tire Corporation, Mackenzie Financial, FA Design, Burton Snowboards, Zanier Gloves, and Mazda Canada, along with the Government of Canada, Own the Podium, the Canadian Olympic Committee, and the Canadian Paralympic Committee; Canada Snowboard is committed to high performance excellence in FIS World Cup, World Championships, World Snowboard Tour and Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games competition. Canada Snowboard also provides a wide range of programs and support services based on established principles of long-term athlete development. For more information on the services and programs offered by Canada Snowboard, visit: www.canadasnowboard.ca

Photo: Big White 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships/Andrew Jay Photography