Canadian O'Dine just misses podium at 1st World Cup snowboard cross event

Canada's Meryeta O'Dine came in just shy of the podium at the first women's snowboard cross World Cup event of the season on Saturday in Cerro Catedral, Argentina.

Chloe Trespeuch of France captured gold in Argentina

Canada's Meryeta O'Dine smiles after her first-career World Cup podium in February. (Patrick Seeger/dpa via AP)

Canada's Meryeta O'Dine finished just shy of the podium at the first women's snowboard cross World Cup event of the season on Saturday in Cerro Catedral, Argentina.

The fourth-place finish is among the best performances of the 20-year-old's budding career.

The native of Prince George, B.C., previously won bronze at a World Cup race in Feldberg, Germany, in Feburary. 

Chloe Trespeuch of France captured gold, while American Lindsey Jacobellis and Nelly Moenne Loccoz, also of France, came in second and third, respectively.