Canada’s Crawford Wins Super-G Gold by Slimmest of Margins

Canada's James Crawford in action during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup-Men's Alpine Combined event in Courchevel, France, on Feb. 7, 2023. Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters

COURCHEVEL, France—Canada’s James Crawford won the men’s super-G by the slimmest of margins in a stunning upset at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday.

Starting 10th down Courchevel’s gleaming L'Eclipse piste, Crawford grabbed the gold by finishing just 0.01 faster than Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and in a time of one minute 07.22 seconds.