DelBosco, David win World Cup ski cross in France

Christopher DelBosco is back. And he’s shooting for the stars.

The Canadian ski cross athlete collected his first World Cup win in nearly a year Sunday (Jan. 16) in a World Cup ski cross event at Les Contamines, France announcing he is feeling no ill effects from knee surgery.

DelBosco blasted out of the start of the final and left Andreas Matt, Egor Korotkov and Alex Fiva in his wake.

“It all worked out today,” the two time World Cup runner-up said. “I knew it would come down to the start really, knew if I could get out in front it would be alright. I got out fast and never looked back.”

Ophelie David got her first win of the season in a bid to claim her eighth straight ski cross crown. She got ahead of Canadian Kelsey Serwa, the second place winner and current standing leader in the finals. Anna Holmlund was third and Mario Josserand fourth.

Del Bosco said he had initially resigned himself to “a long year off,” but said his recovery was progressing so well he was now back in the business of setting some lofty goals.

“I can feel it very now and then,” he said of the injury, “but minor, minor things. There’s no swelling or inflammation.  It doesn’t effect my skiing at all.”

He said he felt the win “gives me a shot,” at the tour lead, as he is the fifth winner after five events.

“It’s been an interesting year (on the World Cup tour),” he said. “One week a guys wins and the next week he doesn’t qualify. Definitely one of my goals is the tour and definitely World Champs; I’m looking for some redemption there. And the X-Games is going to be huge. … I set my goals pretty high.”