Clift claims first career World Cup snowboard cross podium in Canada
Published Sun 06 Apr 2025
Courtesy OWIA
Mia Clift has continued her medal winning streak from last week’s World Championships where she led Australia to a second place finish in the snowboard cross mixed team event, to claim the first World Cup medal of her career, with a silver medal performance overnight in Mont St Anne, Canada.
Earlier in the day Clift qualified for finals in eighth place, and in head-to-head finals racing advanced through the quarter and semi-final heats in second place to secure a spot in the first big-final medal round of her career.
In the big-final, Clift was drawn with world number one Lea Casta of France and Swiss riders Sina Siegenthaler and Aline Albrecht.
Casta led from start to finish to claim victory, with Clift battling it out with the two Swiss riders. Showing great composure under pressure for the second week in a row, Clift rode strongly in second place for much of the race, and in a photo finish at the line, secured second and first career Word Cup podium. Rounding out the podium was Siegenthaler in third.
“It was such a fun day overall, I actually felt super chilled throughout the whole day which was nice” said the 20-year-old Clift from Melbourne.
“Getting to race the big final with Lea, Sina and Aline was fun, and really pushed each other all the way down.”
Other Australian results included Josie Baff in ninth place, Jarryd Hughes 14th, Adam Lambert 16th, Cameron Bolton 31st, Declan Dent 36th and James Johnstone 39th.
The snowboard cross athletes are back in action again tomorrow, competing in the final World Cup of the season in Mont St Anne.
The victory sees Casta secure the World Cup Crystal Globe on 705 points, Baff is the highest ranked Australia in fourth on 424 points, trailing Julia Pereira de Sousa of France in third by just six points heading into the final day of the season. The podium performance sees Clift improved to ninth on the rankings. In the men’s standings Adam Lambert is ranked seventh and Cameron Bolton eighth.
