Adam Lambert has achieved his first snowboard cross World Cup podium finish of the season, placing second in the men's big final in Georgia. The 27-year-old from Jindabyne, who represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, qualified 15th for the finals. He produced a stunning display of head-to-head racing on Saturday AEDT by winning in the round of 32, quarterfinal and semifinal stages at the Gudauri resort. In the decider, Lambert was far enough away from a crash to finish in second place behind the winner, Austria's Jakob Dusek. "The men's big final is always really competitive," said Lambert after the fourth World Cup podium of his career. "I have had a few in my time, I would like to have more, but it's always fun to race all day and not go out in the early rounds, so I am stoked." The silver takes Lambert to ninth in the men's World Cup standings. In the women's event, France finished one-two with Julia Pereira de Sousa and Lea Casta beating home Italian Michela Moioli. Australia's three-time Olympian Belle Brockhoff made the small final but crashed and ultimately finished in eighth position. Brockhoff is in a Tbilisi hospital undergoing further assessment. World number three Josie Baff also crashed in the first round of finals and finished in ninth place, one spot ahead of Mia Clift. After five events, Baff (339 points) remains third on the World Cup standings.