Austrian Haemmerle defends gold vs. Grondin in SBX nailbiter

By NBC Olympics

Published February 12, 2026 6:34 am

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Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria held off reigning world champion Eliot Grondin of Canada to repeat as Olympic gold medalist, while teammate Jakob Dusek took bronze in snowboard cross at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.

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