Great Britain took silver in the first Team Snowboard Cross World Cup competition of the season in Erzurum, Turkey, this afternoon.
The British pair of Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale qualified second from their Quarter Final heat, before coming first in a photo finish Semi Final heat with Bankes nudging ahead of Josie Baff of the Australian pairing on the finish line.
That set the stage for a Big Final which pitched the GB team against Australia (Baff and Cameron Bolton), Austria (Pia Zerkhold and Lukas Pachner), and the USA’s second team (Acy Craig and Nathan Pare). Sitting in fourth place at the midway point, Bankes raced brilliantly to bring the British team into second position finishing just behind the Australians at the close, with Austria taking third.
The result means Bankes and Nightingale have podiumed in two of the three Team SBX races held over the past two seasons, in addition to the World Championships title they secured in Bakuriani in 2023 and will look to defend in St Moritz later this month.
Full Podium
- Australia (Josie Baff / Cameron Bolton) – 2. Great Britain (Charlotte Bankes / Huw Nightingale) – 3. Poland (Pia Zerkhold / Lukas Pachner)
Quotes
Huw Nightingale:
“It felt amazing to race the team event again with Charlotte. She’s such a great racer and a brilliant teammate.
“We’re really happy to have another team event podium under our belt, and we’re both really looking forward to the next one in Montafon.”