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VALMALENCO, Italy (March 13) - Tyler Jewell (Steamboat Springs, CO) led the way for the U.S. Saturday, finishing ninth in a World Cup parallel giant slalom in Italy.
It was the season's second to last event in which PGS World Cup leaders Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands and Benjamin Karl of Austria won, clinching the discipline title for Karl.
Jewell was followed for U.S. results by Chris Klug (Aspen, CO) in 13th, Vic Wild (White Salmon, WA) in 23rd and Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) in 24th.
Karl defeated Slovenia’s Rok Flander in the final, with Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada rounding out the podium in third.
In the women's race Lindsay Lloyd (Centerville, UT) represented the U.S., finishing 25th.
It was Sauerbreij's second win of the season as she beat out French athlete Nathalie Desmares with a lead of only 0.07 seconds. In third, Doris Guenther of Austria crossed the finish line ahead of Claudia Riegler, also of Austria.
In the women's race for the PGS title, with only one race to go at the World Cup finals in La Molina, Guenther, at 4,310 points could still beat out Sauerbreij, who has 4,800 points.
Parallel giant slalom now moves on to Spain for the last World Cup of its season March 21.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
2010 LG FIS SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP
Valmalenco, Italy - March 13, 2010
PGS
Men
1. Benjamin Karl, Austria
2. Rok Flander, Slovenia
3. Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada
4. Simon Schoch, Switzerland
5. Nevin Galmarini, Switzerland
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9. Tyler Jewell, Steamboat Springs, CO
13. Chris Klug, Aspen, CO
23. Vic Wild, White Salmon, WA
24. Justin Reiter, Steamboat Springs, CO
Women
1. Nicolien Sauerbreij, Netherlands
2. Nathalie Desmares, France
3. Doris Guenther, Austria
4. Claudia Riegler, Austria
5. Marion Kreiner, Austria
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25. Lindsay Lloyd, Centerville, UT
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