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Riders have had a few weeks since the last World Cup round at Mont-Sainte-Anne and there are now only a few days before we will see the newly crowned champions for 2022. Check out all you need to know before racing kicks off below.

The Track

Previous World Champions

What Happened in 2021?

Myriam Nicole had a perfect run in the Elite Women's race to fly into first place by nearly five seconds. Marine Cabirou laid down one of the most impressive performances as she fought through her injury from Les Gets to cross the line in second place. 2020 World Champion, Camille Balanche, didn't match her winning run from the previous year, but she still walked away from Val di Sole with the bronze medal after a great run on the tricky course.

The Elite Men's racing provided plenty of drama as Greg Minnaar secured his fourth World Championships title. Benoit Coulanges came close to taking the top spot, but he settled for the silver medal as he crossed the line 0.227 seconds behind Greg. Troy Brosnan rounded out the top three riders and was the only other person to come within a second of Greg Minnaar's winning time.

Elite Women1st. Myriam Nicole: 4:06.2432nd. Marine Cabirou: +4.8273rd. Camille Balanche: +6.0994th. Monika Hrastnik: +9.0855th. Tahnee Seagrave: +9.781

Junior Women1st. Izabela Yankova: 4:30.8652nd. Kine Haugom: +10.8443rd. Gracey Hemstreet: +13.2454th. Simonka Kuchynkova: +15.1535th. Delia De Mocogno: +15.512

Junior Men1st. Jackson Goldstone: 3:37.0972nd. Jordan Williams: +1.8123rd. Lachlan Stevens-McNab: +3.5604th. Ethan Craik: +4.8485th. Oisin O Callaghan: +6.218

What Happened at the Last World Cup Round?

Elite Women1st. Vali Hll: 4:56.0122nd. Nina Hoffmann: 4:59.1593rd. Eleonora Farina: 5:00.5224th. Jess Blewitt: 5:11.9085th. Monika Hrastnik: 5:12.210

Elite Men1st. Finn Iles: 4:11.7172nd. Laurie Greenland: 4:11.9553rd. Troy Brosnan: 4:15.2214th. Aaron Gwin: 4:17.5315th. Bernard Kerr: 4:18.100

Junior Women1st. Phoebe Gale: 5:09.2232nd. Izabela Yankova: 5:16.0843rd. Gracey Hemstreet: 5:16.8054th. Valentina Roa Sanchez: 5:27.4665th. Aimi Kenyon: 5:28.439

Junior Men1st. Jackson Goldstone: 4:13.7662nd. Jordan Williams: 4:17.5663rd. Bodhi Kuhn: 4:20.3024th. Lachlan Stevens-McNab: 4:26.4635th. Ryan Pinkerton: 4:26.966

Entry List

Weather Forecast

The weather is mostly looking good for the week of racing in Les Gets. The only worrying part of the current forecast comes from the chance of rain showers and thunderstorms for finals. Let's hope this ends up missing the area and we get the same conditions for every rider.

Wednesday, August 24 - TrainingMostly sunny and warm // 24C // 1% precipitation // wind 7km/h

Thursday, August 25 - Qualifying Partly sunny and warm; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon // 25C // 40% precipitation // wind 7km/h

Friday, August 26 - TrainingIntervals of clouds and sunshine with a thunderstorm in the area in the afternoon // 23C // 55% precipitation // wind 7km/h

Saturday, August 27 - FinalsMainly cloudy and warm with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm // 23C // 60% precipitation // wind 9km/h

Weather forecast as of Monday, August 22 from Accuweather.

The Schedule

Tuesday, August 23 13:00-16:00 // On Foot Downhill Course Inspection - Riders and Teams

Wednesday, August 24 09:30-13:30 // Official Downhill Training - Juniors and Elite Women 13:45-17:45 // Official Downhill Training - Elite Men

Thursday, August 25 08:00-09:00 // Official Downhill Training - Juniors and Elite Women 09:00-10:00 // Official Downhill Training - Elite Men 10:30-11:30 // Qualifying - Juniors 11:45-13:30 // Qualifying - Elites

Friday, August 26 09:00-12:00 // Official Downhill Training - Juniors and Elite Women 13:00-16:00 // Official Downhill Training - Elite Men

Saturday, August 27 08:00-09:00 // Official Downhill Training - Juniors and Elite Women 09:30 // Final - Junior Women After // Final - Junior Men Followed by Awards Ceremony for Junior categories 11:15-11:30 // Official Downhill Training - Women Elite qualified for the final 11:30-12:30 // Official Downhill Training - Men Elite qualified for the final 13:15 // Final - Elite Women 14:35 // Final - Elite Men

Note: All times are local and subject to change by the event organizer.

How to Watch

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