US Women Sweep World Cup Halfpipe in Italy

Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler returned to the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics halfpipe competition for a FIS World Cup Event. This time the results were a little different. Clark took first, followed by Teter and Bleiler.

“For me personally it’s a good feeling to win where I was defeated three years ago," Clark said. "Hannah was riding very strong but I just did my run as I wanted it. I’m glad that I won this great event and that the U.S. took one, two and three."

Clark's winning run was  a frontside air, backside 5, frontside 7, cab 7 and frontside 5.

The next World Cup event will at the 2010 Olympic venue at Cypress Mountain outside of Vancouver.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
2009 LG SNOWBOARD FIS WORLD CUP
Bardonecchia, Italy - Feb. 7, 2009
Halfpipe

Women
1. Kelly Clark, Mt. Snow, VT, 45.1
2. Hannah Teter, Belmont, VT, 43.2
3. Gretchen Bleiler, Aspen, CO, 39.4
4. Holly Crawford, Australia, 36.3
5. Kjersti Buaas, Norway, 34.9

Men
1. Mathieu Crepel, France, 47.0
2. Nathan Johnstone, Austria, 43.5
3. Iouri Podladtchikov, Switzerland, 42.8
4. Christian Haller, Switzerland, 42.5
5. Rolf Feldmann, Switzerland, 40.6
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7. Steve Fisher, Breckenridge, CO, 38.9
11. Matt Ladley, Steamboat Springs, CO, 23.8
12. Greg Bretz, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 22.6