Bodhi Kuhn podiums at first jr. World Cup DH of 2023
Two Canadians in the top 10 in Lenzerheide
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Bodhi Kuhn has his first World Cup podium of 2023 in the first race of the season, which was the first junior World Cup to be broadcast live. The Trek Factory Racing rider matched his qualifying result in Lenzerheide to take second in the junior men’s downhill on Friday.
The Rossland B.C. racer trailed Italy’s Christian Hauser (Union) by 1.620 seconds in the final. Hugo Marini (Commencal Muc-Off) of France finished third.
Kuhn wasn’t the only fast Canadian. Dane Jewett (Pivot Factory Racing) was well inside the top 10, placing seventh. Dylan Merino (Outlaw United) in 19th, Ryan Griffith (Pivot Factory Racing) in 21st and Max Halchuck in 22nd rounded out the Canadian effort.
In the junior women’s race, Erice van Leuven (Commencal Les Orres) earned a solid win over Valentina Roa Sanchez (Transition Factory Racing) and Frances Lisa Bouladou.
Elite men’s and women’s downhill World Cup semi-finals and finals both take place Saturday in Lenzerheide. Here is our guide to how to watch World Cup racing in Canada this year. Full replays of both junior races are below.
