Cameron Bolton and Josie Baff have combined to win Australia’s first ever World Cup gold medal in the snowboard cross mixed team event in Erzurum, Türkiye, giving Baff two medals for the weekend after finishing third in the individual event.
In the medal round, the Australia 1 team featuring Bolton and Baff were joined by teams Great Britain 1, Austria 1 and USA 2, the men were first to drop followed by the women.
Bolton had a great opening leg, leading from start to finish, crossing the line three hundredths of a second ahead of the USA, giving Baff a small lead heading into the final women’s run.
In the final run Baff also managed to maintain the lead from start to finish, holding off a strong challenge from Great Britain’s Charlotte Bankes to claim victory by four hundredths of a second. Rounding out the podium in third place was Austria.
“Cam and I had been wanting to be in a team for a while and he gave me the perfect amount of lead that I needed. I knew that if I had the track to myself, I was going to be hard to pass, so it worked out well for us today and we are really happy,” said Baff the 22-year-old from Jindabyne in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
“Really happy sharing a team with Josie, we are close friends and teammates. She is riding so well I just wanted to come out and make sure that I rode as well as I could and give her every opportunity to shine, and shine she did,” said the 34-year-old Bolton from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.
Australia has now won mixed team gold medals at both the World Cup and World Championship levels, Belle Brockhoff and Jarryd Hughes were World Champions in 2021.
The Australia 2 team featuring Jarryd Hughes and Mia Clift finished in 13th.
Next for the snowboard cross riders is a World Cup double event in Gudauri, Georgia, on March 8 and 9.
In the medal round, the Australia 1 team featuring Bolton and Baff were joined by teams Great Britain 1, Austria 1 and USA 2, the men were first to drop followed by the women.
Bolton had a great opening leg, leading from start to finish, crossing the line three hundredths of a second ahead of the USA, giving Baff a small lead heading into the final women’s run.
In the final run Baff also managed to maintain the lead from start to finish, holding off a strong challenge from Great Britain’s Charlotte Bankes to claim victory by four hundredths of a second. Rounding out the podium in third place was Austria.
“Cam and I had been wanting to be in a team for a while and he gave me the perfect amount of lead that I needed. I knew that if I had the track to myself, I was going to be hard to pass, so it worked out well for us today and we are really happy,” said Baff the 22-year-old from Jindabyne in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
“Really happy sharing a team with Josie, we are close friends and teammates. She is riding so well I just wanted to come out and make sure that I rode as well as I could and give her every opportunity to shine, and shine she did,” said the 34-year-old Bolton from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.
Australia has now won mixed team gold medals at both the World Cup and World Championship levels, Belle Brockhoff and Jarryd Hughes were World Champions in 2021.
The Australia 2 team featuring Jarryd Hughes and Mia Clift finished in 13th.
Next for the snowboard cross riders is a World Cup double event in Gudauri, Georgia, on March 8 and 9.
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