Kate Courtney advanced from qualifying in the eliminator event on Wednesday but did not start the final as the competition began at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cross Country Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. Courtney finished 11th in the qualifying round, 9.6 seconds back, but did not start the 16-rider final.

The US will hope to have better luck on Thursday in the team relay event with Stephen Ettinger, Christopher Blevins, Lea Davison, and Keegan Swenson entered for the US.

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