Gracey Hemstreet locks in second overall in the Elite Women’s standings and Norco Race Division closes out their best season yet.
Filmed and edited: Thomas Sandell Additional cinematography: Sam Purdie, Joe Simkins, James Leech, Jack Clarke, Carson Fletcher, Jack Crenshaw Photos: Andy Vathis
The final two stops of the 2025 World Cup season brought Norco Race Division back to North America. From the axle-deep dust of Lake Placid, to the season-closer on the extremely physical home-soil chaos of Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Gracey Hemstreet had a meteoric rise this season, making history once again as the first Canadian woman to win an elite World Cup and backing it up with two more wins. She was also the only woman to both complete a consecutive top to bottom run at Hardline, Tasmania, and race in finals, winning for the second year in a row.
With three World Cup wins under her belt, and a season that broke records and made history in more ways than one, Gracey Hemstreet locked in second overall in the Women’s Elite World Cup standings. A huge result that capped off a year full of progression, grit, and speed. She had a massive crash at Mont-Sainte-Anne that no one should have been able to walk away from, but after being stretchered off, she walked into the pits an hour later. Battered and bruised, but with no serious injuries. We’re so glad she’s ok and proud of her for a season full of mind-blowing moments on course.
Second overall? If someone were to tell me that at the beginning of the year, I probably wouldn’t believe them. I’m stoked.
– Gracey Hemstreet
Lina Frener has been a heater, finishing top five juniors in her first season. With a World Cup win in Loudenvielle against seasoned racers with a time so fast she would have placed 6th in the Elite Women’s field, and finishing fourth fastest Junior Woman at World Champs, she blew us away her first year on the World Cup circuit. We can’t wait to see what Lina accomplishes next.
Lina’s a star for the future. She must have felt a ton of pressure coming from a trip abroad to Portugal with us all, in a different language, with a lot of people, as a really quiet girl, to trying to help her settle in. Seeing her cheeky personality now, and her competitiveness, is brilliant. I’m so excited to see her development.
– Alan Milway, Team Manager
Bodhi Kuhn and Danny Hart pushed hard with all their hearts this year, contending with injuries and some tough moments throughout the season. They’re rolling out of 2025 with wisdom gained and the fires lit for 2026.
For Bodhi, when you watch him on track, you couldn’t believe that he wouldn’t be in a final, ever. His section speed is amazing. For him, it’s putting together a run. I think he needs to trust in himself that he doesn’t need to do anything above what is normal for him.
– Alan Milway, Team Director
MSA was not only the last race of the season for Lucas Cruz, it was also his last race with the Norco Race Division. He’s been with us on the Factory team for the past six years, overcoming a severe injury from a huge crash at Fort William last year. He’s been making strides through the whole season, lining up for every race, and is a gem of a human. We look forward to seeing him grow, whichever road he takes.
I just want to thank everybody from the bottom of my heart for all their hard work and support, especially after that massive injury last year, to continue and bring me on for this season. I have nothing but gratitude and thanks to everyone involved and I’m going to miss it a lot, but there’s lots of good things coming and I’m really excited for the future.
– Lucas Cruz
From Europe to Canada, the team pushed through highs and lows, injuries and breakthroughs, always chasing that feeling of riding to the limit and beyond. With 2025 wrapped, eyes are already on what’s next.
Literally every single person screams your name while you’re racing at MSA, it’s so sick. And in the pit yesterday, after the race, it was so busy. We’re one of the favourites here, which is so cool. Everyone works together so well. I don’t think any other team runs quite like ours.
– Gracey Hemstreet
Watch the final episode of Just Getting Started Season 2 to see this tight-knit team closing out a season full of incredible results— and stay tuned for the full-length documentary coming out later this year.