Klug, Gorgone take PGS wins in continental cups at Copper Mountain

Klug, Gorgone take PGS wins in continental cups at Copper Mountain{mosimage}COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. Just because it’s the day your super-inspirado autobiography drops doesn’t mean you get to lounge around and bask in the adoration. Such was the case Monday in Copper Mountain, Colo., for 2002 Olympic bronze medalist Chris Klug (Aspen, CO).

Especially not when you’ve revealed in said autobiography To the Edge and Back: My Story from Organ Transplant Survivor to Olympic Snowboarder that you essentially stole and then wrecked your head coach’s handmade race board (but fellow competitor back then). Not when you are Klug, a self-proclaimed achievement junkie, and there are gates to be chased and races to be won.

The U.S. Snowboard Team dominated today’s parallel giant slalom Continental Cup competition under bluebird Colorado skies. A shortage of course slippers led to some rough conditions in the finals, but don’t worry these riders are professionals. They can handle.

The women’s final found U.S. Snowboarding’s own Michelle Gorgone (Sudbury, MA) and Lisa Kosglow (Boulder, CO) in a hard fought battle to the end. Multiple synchronized crashes in the final kept the action exciting, with Gorgone finally taking top honors.

If the thought of hard boots and speed suits keeps you up at night, there is more hot racing action to be had at Copper tomorrow!

Continental Cup
November 15, 2004
Copper Mountain, Colo.

Women’s PGS
1. Michelle Gorgone, Sudbury, MA
2. Lisa Kosglow, Boulder, CO
3. Nicolien Sauerbreij, Netherlands
4. Aprilia Hagglof, SWE
5. Sara Fischer, SWE
6. Rosey Fletcher, Girdwood AK
7. Ericka Mueller, Chester VT
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10. Stacia Hookum, Edwards, CO