Lindsey Jacobellis of the U.S. takes first place, while Dominique Maltais of Canada, bak left, takes third during the FIS Snowboard World Championships men's and women's snowboardcross Tuesday in La Molina, Spain.Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom
Dominique Maltais of Petite-Riviere Saint-Francois, Que., has won bronze in the snowboard cross race at the FIS Snowboard World Championships.
American Lindsey Jacobellis captured her third world title, finishing ahead of Nelly Moenne of France.
Olympic champion Maelle Ricker of Squamish, B.C., finished fourth after falling in the gold medal race. She lost control out of a turn to crash out while running second.
Maltais' medal is Canada's second at the championships. Zach Stone of Collingwood, Ont., won the silver medal in the big air contest.
Australian rider Alex Pullin held off a strong American field to win the men's snowboard cross final Tuesday. Pullin held off Olympic champion Seth Wescott and Nate Holland to score the best result of his career.
For Wescott, it was a third world silver to go with his one title in 2005.