SKI CROSS. ALPE D’HUEZ, France -- Sanna Luedi of Switzerland earned her first World Cup victory in the a World Cup ski cross women's final Wednesday to top the ski cross standings. Canadian Marielle Thompson, from Whistler, B.C., was second and Andrea Limbacher of Austria finished third. World champion Kelsey Serwa of Kelowna, B.C., placed fourth. Luedi moved 13 points ahead of Serwa with the win. Ophelie David of France is third, 89 points off the pace.

Marielle Thompson of Canada, center with red bib, skis during the semi final of the women's ski cross World Cup event of the Alpe d'Huez, French Alps, ahead Hedda Berntsen of Norway, left with blue bib, Ophelie David of France, center with green bib, and Katrin Ofner of Austria, right with yellow bib, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Flip Flisar of Slovenia won the men's final for his first World Cup win. Canadian Christopher Del Bosco, a world champion from Montreal, was second and Lars Lewen of Sweden was third. Brady Leman of Calgary finished ninth but retained top spot, 18 points clear of Alex Fiva of Switzerland, who placed 18th.

Filip Flisar of Slovenia, 2nd right, with red bib, challenges with Lars Lewen of Austria, right, during the semi final of the men's ski cross World Cup event of the Alpe d'Huez, French Alps, ahead Jean Frederic Chapuis of France, left with yellow bib, and Canada's Nick Zoricic, rear with blue jersey, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Sanna Luedi of Switzerland, left, and Filip Flisar of Slovenia, right, celebrate on the podium after winning the women and men's ski cross World Cup event of the Alpe d'Huez, French Alps, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

The next event will be held on Sunday at Les Contamines, France.

The Canadian Press
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 10:09AM EST

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