Zoe Gillings has had top 10 finishes in the first two World Cups of the season

Britain's Zoe Gillings missed out on a podium place in Saturday's World Cup snowboard-cross race in the Swiss resort of Arosa.

Gillings finished sixth in the second race of the season after missing out on a place in the final four and now lies sixth in the overall standings.

Switzerland's Sandra Frei won the event for her third World Cup triumph with Norway's Helene Olafson second.

The men's competition went to Olympic gold medallist Seth Westcott of the US.

Gillings said: "There were some parts that didn't go as planned and others that did but my favourite part was passing Riegler (Austria) just before the finish line.

"I'm now looking forward to going home for Christmas."

The 23-year-old will spend Christmas with her family in the Isle of Man before heading back to the slopes to prepare for the next World Cup snowboard-cross race in Bad Gastein in Austria on 10 January.

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