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Charlotte Bankes stormed to the fourth World Championships medal of her career with a brilliant second placed finish at the St. Moritz/Engadin World Championships.
Progressing in first place from her Quarter and Semi Final races, Bankes recovered from an early setback in an extraordinarily tense Big Final to lead into the final straight before being overhauled on the line by Michela Moioli of Italy.
The medal marks Britain’s first podium of the 2025 Freestyle World Championships, and gives Bankes her first individual World Championships medal since 2021 in Idre Fjall, alongside the second place finish she took in Salt Lake City in 2019, and the Team SBX Gold she won alongside Huw Nightingale in Bakuriani in 2023.
“We knew our tactics today, we knew bank three was important to generate the speed for the bottom, and that I had to be patient and focus on myself.
“Unfortunately in the Final, I’m a bit frustrated with my start, but I didn’t panic, focused on building speed, came back afterwards and happy to be in the fight until the finish. That was a strong final, Michela really deserves it, and I’m happy that I pushed her to the finish.”
Bankes and Nightingale are set to return to action in the Team SBX competition tomorrow, before heading into the concluding races of the 2024/25 World Cup calendar.
Charlotte Bankes stormed to the fourth World Championships medal of her career with a brilliant second placed finish at the St. Moritz/Engadin World Championships.
Progressing in first place from her Quarter and Semi Final races, Bankes recovered from an early setback in an extraordinarily tense Big Final to lead into the final straight before being overhauled on the line by Michela Moioli of Italy.
The medal marks Britain’s first podium of the 2025 Freestyle World Championships, and gives Bankes her first individual World Championships medal since 2021 in Idre Fjall, alongside the second place finish she took in Salt Lake City in 2019, and the Team SBX Gold she won alongside Huw Nightingale in Bakuriani in 2023.
“We knew our tactics today, we knew bank three was important to generate the speed for the bottom, and that I had to be patient and focus on myself.
“Unfortunately in the Final, I’m a bit frustrated with my start, but I didn’t panic, focused on building speed, came back afterwards and happy to be in the fight until the finish. That was a strong final, Michela really deserves it, and I’m happy that I pushed her to the finish.”
Bankes and Nightingale are set to return to action in the Team SBX competition tomorrow, before heading into the concluding races of the 2024/25 World Cup calendar.
