Canada's Megan Farrell narrowly misses podium at snowboard worlds in Slovenia
Russia's Sofia Nadyrshina wins gold
Canada's Megan Farrell finished just off the podium Tuesday, placing fourth in a women's parallel slalom race at the FIS snowboard world championships in Slovenia.
The Bracebridge, Ont., native finished with a score of 59.53.
Sofia Nadyrshina of Russia captured gold with a score of 58.13, followed by Germany's Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (58.25), and Selina Joerg (59.13).
Toronto's Jennifer Hawkrigg finished 18th with a score of 1:01.21.
WATCH | Sofia Nadyrshina stands atop parallel slalom podium:
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Sofia Nadryshina claims gold at snowboard world championships
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2 months agoThe fourth-place finish for Farrell comes one day after an eighth-place performance in women's giant slalom. Joerg struck gold in that race, followed by Nadyrshina and Austria's Julia Dujmovitz.
WATCH | Farrell finishes 4th at snowboard world championships:
![](https://thumbnails.cbc.ca/maven_legacy/thumbnails/543/895/Farrell.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&downsize=510px:* 510w")
Canada's Megan Farrell narrowly misses the podium at snowboard world championships
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2 months agoOn the men's side, Arnaud Gaudet had Canada's best finish parallel slalom, tied for 17th with a score of 55.91.
Benjamin Karl and Andreas Prommegger won gold and silver for Austria, respectively, followed by Dmitry Loginov of Russia.
WATCH | Benjamin Karl of Austria wins big in men's parallel slalom:
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Benjamin Karl golden at snowboard world championships
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2 months agoDarren Gardner (Burlington, Ont.) was 21st with a score of 56.27.
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