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Canadian snowboarder Kaylie Buck earns World Cup silver

Dec 13, 2025 | 11:46 AM

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO — Canadian snowboarder Kaylie Buck earned World Cup silver in the women’s parallel giant slalom event on Saturday.

The Oakville, Ont., native finished with a time of one minute 17.35 seconds.

Austria’s Sabine Payer (1:15.99) defeated Buck to grab gold.

Czechia’s Zuzana Maderova (1:16.37) topped Italy’s Jasmin Coratti (1:16.49) in the small final to take bronze.

It was by far the best World Cup finish of the season for the 25-year-old Buck.

She finished 23rd last Saturday and 30th on Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2025.

The Canadian Press