Success for USA in alpine and snowboard World Cups
Men’s snowboard-cross expertsEvan Strong (1:22.40) and Michael Shea (1:22.49) had a close fight for first and second place, with world champion Strong just edging Shea for first place. Shea took the lead after the first run but had a poor second round, dropping all the way down to 10th, leaving Strong to finish the last two rounds in first. Canada’s John Leslie completes the lower-limb impairment podium in third (1:25.79). Continuing USA’s podium rush was Heidi-Jo Duce in the women’s race, picking up second place (1:47.21) behind dominant multiple-world champion Bibian Mentel Spee (1:27.76) of the Netherlands. Mentel Spee’s teammate Lisa Bunschoten (1:48.08) collected her second podium finish of the weekend, following a second place from Saturday (18 January). Marc Dervaes rounded off the wins from the USA in the men’s upper limb impairment race (1:32.00). He was joined on the podium by Aussie Matthew Robinson (1:35.52) and another American, Fatu Matagi (1:43.25), in third.
Men’s snowboard-cross expertsEvan Strong (1:22.40) and Michael Shea (1:22.49) had a close fight for first and second place, with world champion Strong just edging Shea for first place. Shea took the lead after the first run but had a poor second round, dropping all the way down to 10th, leaving Strong to finish the last two rounds in first. Canada’s John Leslie completes the lower-limb impairment podium in third (1:25.79). Continuing USA’s podium rush was Heidi-Jo Duce in the women’s race, picking up second place (1:47.21) behind dominant multiple-world champion Bibian Mentel Spee (1:27.76) of the Netherlands. Mentel Spee’s teammate Lisa Bunschoten (1:48.08) collected her second podium finish of the weekend, following a second place from Saturday (18 January). Marc Dervaes rounded off the wins from the USA in the men’s upper limb impairment race (1:32.00). He was joined on the podium by Aussie Matthew Robinson (1:35.52) and another American, Fatu Matagi (1:43.25), in third.
Evan Strong at World Cup race at Copper Mountain, CO 1-19-14
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