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CHAPELCO, Argentina (Sept. 11) - Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) and Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, ME) showed they still have the magic touch during Friday's SBX World Cup qualifications. Jacobellis finished first and Wescott second as the season's first weekend of World Cup action got underway. The World Cup in Argentina is the first in a series of five Olympic qualification events for snowboardcross.
"It was great to get the nine men and Lindsey in the finals. There were some mistakes, but that's to be expected early in the season. But, I am very pleased with our speed this time of year," U.S. Snowboarding Head Coach Peter Foley said.
In addition to the two medalists, Shaun Palmer (South Lake Tahoe, CA) was eighth, Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) 10th, Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) 14th, Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID) 16th, Jonathan Cheever (Saugus, MA) 23, Pat Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) 24th, Jason Smith (Basalt, CO) 27th and Ross Powers (Londonderry, VT) 31st.
The World Cup gets underway Saturday in Chapelco. Keep an eye on ussnowboarding.com, Facebook and Twitter for breaking info.
