Subject: Stahlkloo, Farmand Win World Cup Snowboardcross

Date: Friday, December 08, 2000 5:49 PM

 

U.S. Snowboard Team News Bureau

http://www.ussnowboard.com

 

Friday, Dec. 8, 2000

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STAHLKLOO, FARMAND WIN WORLD CUP SNOWBOARDCROSS

 

WHISTLER, British Columbia (Dec. 8) - In the second snowboardcross of

the World Cup season, Sweden's Pontus Stahlkloo and German Sandra

Farmand took victories.

 

Stahlkloo has had an impressive start to the season as he finished

second at the season's opening snowboardcross in Tignes, France. Last

season's SBX champion, Stahlkloo entered Friday's event in 10th place on

the World Cup overall points list.

 

Canadian Jasey Jay Anderson, also a solid alpine snowboard racer, was

second. Sven Unger of Germany was third and Felix Stadler from Austria

finished fourth. Adam N. Smith (Bend, OR) was the highest finishing

American in 14th.

 

Farmand, also second in Tignes, was followed by Austrian Ursula

Fingerlos. Marie Laissus of France was third and Italian Carmen Ranigler

was fourth.

 

U.S. Snowboard Team rider Sondra Van Ert (Ketchum, ID), a '98 Olympian,

was the top American finisher in 11th. Teammate Lynn Ott (Bend, OR) was

16th.

 

The Whistler World Cup continues Saturday and Sunday with halfpipe

events and concludes Monday with a giant slalom.

 

SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP

Whistler, British Columbia

Dec. 8, 2000

Snowboardcross

 

MEN

1. Pontus Stahlkloo, Sweden

2. Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada

3. Sven Unger, Germany

4. Felix Stadler, Austria

5. Alexander Koller, Austria

6. Stephen Copp, Sweden

7. Jeff Ihaski, Canada

8. Guillaume Sachot, France

 

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14. Adam N. Smith, Bend, OR

18. Graham Watanabe, Sun Valley, ID

22. Jeff Greenwood, Hartford, CT

33. Jonathan Laurence, Rockport, ME

37. Anton Pogue, Hood River, OR

 

WOMEN

1. Sandra Farmand, Germany

2. Ursula Fingerlos, Austria

3. Marie Laissus, France

4. Carmen Ranigler, Italy

5. Karine Ruby, France

6. Morgane Fleury, France

7. Manuela Riegler, Austria

8. Maelle Ricker, Canada

 

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11. Sondra Van Ert, Ketchum, ID

16. Lynn Ott, Bend, OR

31. Claire Cetera, Sun Valley, ID

 

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