Ottawa's Dustin Cook wins super-G silver medal for Canada

Ottawa's Dustin Cook captured a silver medal today at the alpine ski world championship men's Super-G race at Vail, Colorado.

Austria's Hannes Reichelt won the gold medal  with a winning time of 1:15.68 seconds.

Cook clocked in for a second place finish at 1:15.79.

Adrien Theaux of France finished third.

Cook's home ski club is at Mont-Ste-Marie.

His previous best finish in a World Cup event was 12th.

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  Canada's Dustin Cook reacts at the finish line of the men's super-G competition at the alpine skiing world championships, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (Marco Trovati/AP Photo)

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  Winner Hannes Reichelt of Austria , center, is flanked by second placed Dustin Cook, of Canada, left, and third placed Adrien Theaux, of France as they celebrates on the podium after the men's super-G competition at the alpine skiing world championships, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (Marco Trovati/AP Photo)

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  Canada's Dustin Cook races down the course during the men's super-G competition at the alpine skiing world championships, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (Alessandro Trovati/AP Photo)