yyzcanuck Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 ANOTHER STELLAR PERFORMANCE BY CANADIAN ALPINE SNOWBOARD TEAM IN FIS NOR-AM CUP Women sweep podium for second straight day; men finish 1-2 as Lambert wins second straight (Mt Batchelor, USA – February 5, 2010) The Canadian Alpine Snowboard Team continued on its relentless pursuit today with yet another women’s sweep of the podium, and a 1-2 finish in men’s action at the 2010 FIS Nor-Am cup in Mt. Batchelor in the United States. Today’s racing was not a Parallel Giant Slalom, but a 2-run Giant Slalom, similar to the Giant slalom discipline in alpine skiing. Despite much improved weather conditions after yesterday’s snowstorm in Oregon, the course conditions remained extremely difficult for the riders. “The riders faced some pretty hard course conditions that shook them up a little bit,” said Sylvain Jean, coach of the Canadian Alpine Snowboarding Team. Caroline Calvé (Aylmer, QC) took the top spot in women’s racing by posting the fastest combined time of the two-run race. Kimiko Zakreski (Calgary, AB) took the silver medal, while Alexa Loo (Richmond, BC) won the bronze medal. Ariane Lavigne (Mt Tremblant, QC), who was fourth in yesterday’s parallel race, finished fifth. In Men’s action, Micheal Lambert (Toronto, ON) continued on his superb season with a second win in as many days. Matthew Morison (Burketon, ON), who excelled on his second race after making his comeback yesterday from an elbow injury, proved that he is indeed ready for the Olympics with a second-place finish. “This result is excellent for Matt, as well as for all the girls. Everyone raced hard today and we are thrilled with the outcome,” added Jean. Jasey-Jay Anderson (Mont-Tremblant, QC) did not participate in this race in order to rest up before the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Those guys and girls are ripping right now. Don't count out Michelle in Vancouver, little things are whats keeping her off the podium right now. She was fastest after the first run yesterday, but DNFed on her second run, which gave the Canadians the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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