W. Van's

Ricker

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» Ricker. won gold at the
~”.FIS Snowboard World
e¢ Cup on Sunday at |
“Blackcomb.

The West Vancouver: rider
edged Sweden's “Sophia
Bergdaht: in the snowboard:
cross, making up for her dis-
appoiating fifth place finish in
Satirday’s halfpipe event.
elt was a pretty equal

course,” Ricker, age 20, said’

of Sunday's: snowboard-cross

“race. “I was really nervous at.

¢ start, but Thad all my
riends cheering meon and 1.

ad (teammate) Star’ (Quinn):

‘with me in thé finals.”

‘The medal winning perfor- -
‘mance was Ricker’s first snow-:

board-cross, win in World Cup
“competition, and bodes. well
for the halfpipe specialist. -.”

“s Snowboard-cross’ is a
:. timed race down a 500 metre
__ course With four riders racing
“head-to’head. The discipline

ombines ‘the ‘speed of. giant:
alom, the j jumps of haifpipe

andthe competitive dynamic
‘of parallel slalom... -

“The: snow. was. packed

~ down nid bumpy, around the

.corners,.so you just had to

stay really. low’'on your board °

‘and = just plow, through,”
Ricker said,

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