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Marielle Thompson "glad" of Canadian success

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Marielle Thompson says that she is "really glad" of Canada's freestyle skiing team's success at the 2014 Sochi Games.

Canadian freestyle skier Marielle Thompson has said that she is pleased to have won gold in the women's ski cross event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

The 21-year-old finished ahead of her compatriot Kelsey Serwa in Sochi on Friday.

"I'm really glad our freestyle team has been so successful here," the Japan Times quotes her as saying. "It's so great that we can finish it off with a bang.

"I'm really, really excited, I'm so glad I get to share this moment with Kelsey up here.

"It's amazing for our country. I'm so proud I could bring it home to Canada and keep it in Canada."

Anna Holmlund of Sweden clinched the bronze medal.

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Gold medalist Marielle Thompson of Canada celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's Ski Cross on day fourteen of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Medals Plaza on February 21, 2014
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