Fernie’s Emily Brydon finished Saturday’s downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo, ITA in third place, picking up her second World Cup podium of the season. This is the sixth podium of Brydon’s career and the first time that the 11-year veteran of the Canadian ski team has had two podiums in a season. Brydon finished in a time of one minute 37.90 seconds.

Then on Sunday Brydon finished just 0.01 seconds off the podium in the first of two Super G’s. Brydon’s teammate Britt Janyk (Whistler, BC), just 0.03 off of a podium position, finished sixth in the extremely tight race for the third podium spot. Both Brydon and Janyk were each looking for their third podium of the season and the ninth for the Canadian team. Brydon finished in a time of one minute 24.92 seconds on a sunny warm day in Cortina.

“We know that in this sport every hundredth of a second counts, said Brydon. “But every so often when you’re reminded of it, like this, it hurts a little.”

“It’s not an easy track here in Cortina but it was an easy set, so we were really able to attack and I think that’s one of the reasons why the finish was as tight as it was,” she said

“I love Cortina. Apart from Lake Louise it is by far my favourite stop on the World Cup,” said a delighted Brydon. “It’s a classic and it’s an honour to be on the podium. My whole career I have wanted to podium in Lake Louise and I’ve wanted to podium in Cortina, so now I can check one off the list.”

The Canadian Alpine Ski Team continues to drive toward its goal of 14 World Cup podiums this season, having achieved eight podium results to date. Five of the eight podiums so far have come from the Ladies team.

“I am honoured to be on the Canadian ski team right now. When I thought or retiring a couple year ago, now it blows my mind,” said Brydon

“The support that the nation is giving us right now, our sponsors, our friends, this is what sport is all about. And it’s exciting to be on a team that is doing so well with such positive energy and great momentum,” she added.