LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (March 3) - U.S. Snowboarding's Tyler Jewell (Steamboat Springs, CO) made it to his second career World Cup podium Monday in sunny Lake Placid. Jewell took home second place in a parallel giant slalom in the Visa U.S. Snowboarding Cup.
"This was great. My family's here and so are my nephews. I wanted to get them here to see this so that they can start snowboarding too," Jewell said. "It's just great to be here on my home turf."
Jewell was the only U.S. athlete to make it into the quarterfinals, led by winner Mathieu Bozzetto of France. Benjamin Karl of Austria was third.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
2008 VISA U.S. SNOWBOARDING CUP
Lake Placid, N.Y. - March 3, 2008
Parallel Giant Slalom
(16 made finals)
Men
1. Mathieu Bozzetto, France
2. Tyler Jewell, Steamboat Springs, CO
3. Benjamin Karl, Austria
4. Zan Kosir, Slovenia
5. Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada
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9. Adam Smith, Bend, OR
15. Justin Reiter, Steamboat Springs, CO
Women
1. Svetlana Boldikove, Russia
2. Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli, Switzerland
3. Heidi Neururer, Austria
4. Claudia Riegler, Austria
5. Doris Guenther, Austria |
