Music: {allcanada} Del Bosco, Duncan own the podium

Sunday, January 29, 2012

{allcanada} Del Bosco, Duncan own the podium

ASPEN, Colo. -- Ski cross world champion Christopher Del Bosco won gold at the Winter X Games on Sunday while Canadian teammate Dave Duncan took the bronze.

Del Bosco, a Montreal resident, took the lead midway through the men's Skier X final and held on to win in one minute 20.589 seconds.

Filip Flisar of Slovenia was second in 1:20.730 and Duncan, from London, Ont., was third in 1:20.814.

Del Bosco also won the event at the 2010 X Games.

Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., settled for fifth place in the women's Skier X final. She had the lead at one point in the race but slid out about halfway down the hill.

Marte Gjefsen won gold in 1:26.877 and fellow Norwegian Hedda Berntsen took the silver in 1:27.792.

Jenny Owens of Australia took the bronze in 1:29.055.