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Bankes and Nightingale take Team SBX Gold in Cervinia

British pair dominate to secure fourth GBS World Cup podium of season

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale have won Team Snowboard Cross World Cup gold this morning in Cervinia, Italy.

The result marks Bankes and Nightingale’s third Team SBX World Cup medal and sits alongside their Gold medal at the 2023 World Championships as a fourth major podium for the pair.

The team qualified in second spot from their quarter final draw before taking first place in the semi-final stage to secure Big Finals qualification alongside Italy, France, and Germany. 

Sitting in a strong third position after the men’s run of the Big Final, Charlotte Bankes then dominated the women’s run to seal victory with Italy second and France in third place. The Cervinia World Cup marked Bankes’ first appearance on snow after a major collarbone injury sustained at the end of last season.

GB Snowsport Head Coach, Pat Sharples, said:

“To see all the hard work from this summer’s training paying off from Huw as well as this being Charlotte’s first race back since injury, this was quite the victory! 

“I could not be prouder of the whole team from the athletes to the whole coaching and performance team who’ve been working tirelessly to prepare for this. Exciting times moving forward.”