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Jacobellis & Vaultier dominate LG Snowboard FIS World Cup debut in Argentina
After the season start in New Zealand, the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season continued in South America last weekend. In the first ever FIS Snowboard World Cup competition held in Argentina, the best qualifiers also topped the finals: Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Pierre Vaultier (FRA) won the season's first snowboard cross race in Chapelco. The reigning ladies' snowboard cross world champion from the USA triumphed with a comfortable lead over Mellie Francon (SUI). On the men's side, Pierre Vaultier crossed the finish line ahead of Norway's Stian Sivertzen.
Both Jacobellis and Vaultier handled the demanding course which was peppered with technical roller sections and huge jumps the best. In windy conditions especially in the top part of the course, Jacobellis delivered a great run to claim her career's 15th World Cup victory. On the men's side, the windy weather in the upper part of the course also played a role. In the end, the two fastest snowboard cross athletes of the previous season duelled it out between them. For the 21-year-old Frenchman, the unambiguous victory helped him start the season exactly the same way as a year ago when he won the opening competition in Chile.
The next competition in this year's LG Snowboard FIS World Cup series will be an indoor competition in Landgraaf (NED) where the alpine borders will kick off their season with a parallel slalom on 10th October 2008.
After the season start in New Zealand, the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season continued in South America last weekend. In the first ever FIS Snowboard World Cup competition held in Argentina, the best qualifiers also topped the finals: Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Pierre Vaultier (FRA) won the season's first snowboard cross race in Chapelco. The reigning ladies' snowboard cross world champion from the USA triumphed with a comfortable lead over Mellie Francon (SUI). On the men's side, Pierre Vaultier crossed the finish line ahead of Norway's Stian Sivertzen.
Both Jacobellis and Vaultier handled the demanding course which was peppered with technical roller sections and huge jumps the best. In windy conditions especially in the top part of the course, Jacobellis delivered a great run to claim her career's 15th World Cup victory. On the men's side, the windy weather in the upper part of the course also played a role. In the end, the two fastest snowboard cross athletes of the previous season duelled it out between them. For the 21-year-old Frenchman, the unambiguous victory helped him start the season exactly the same way as a year ago when he won the opening competition in Chile.
The next competition in this year's LG Snowboard FIS World Cup series will be an indoor competition in Landgraaf (NED) where the alpine borders will kick off their season with a parallel slalom on 10th October 2008.