Anderson, Bruhin lead in qualifying at indoor World Cup

Anderson, Bruhin lead in qualifying at indoor World Cup{mosimage}Canada’s Jasey Jay Anderson hammered the indoor slopes of SnowWorld in the Dutch town of Landgraaf on Saturday to lead the men’s parallel slalom qualifying. He had a two-run time of 43.28 at the first indoor World Cup ever contested.

Soelden parallel slalom winner Ursula Bruhin of Switzerland posted a time of 46.40 to lead all women riders into Sunday’s final. A mere 0.7 seconds separated the top 16 male riders.

U.S. rider Adam Smith held on to the second qualifying spot with a two-run total of 43.44. He was the only U.S. male rider to make the final, while Stacia Hookom was the top American woman, qualifying 13th with a time of 47.48, followed by teammate Lisa Kosglow, who snagged the final qualifying spot with a two-run total of 47.60.

“The snow was in great shape and the qualifiers were pulled off very well by the organizers’ said alpine head coach Nick Smith. “Adam rode great today; he was sitting in second after the first run and then kept his wits about him for the second and laid down another great run. I hope for more of the same good energy in the ice box tomorrow.”

Similar to an indoor hockey arena, the facility is built on a hill with two large slopes separated by a six-pack chairlift. Snow is made through regular snow guns used outdoors and the snow temperature can be regulated to suit racing needs. A virtual tour of the venue can be found at https://ww2.snowworld.nl/

FIS Snowboard World Cup
Landgraaf, NED, October 25, 2003
Men’s PSL Qualification
1. Jasey Jay Anderson, CAN 43.28
2. Adam Smith, USA 43.44
3. Markus Ebner, GER 43.45
4. Philipp Schoch, SUI 43.45
5. Roland Fischnaller, ITA 43.60
Other U.S. riders
27. Pete Thorndike, USA 44.71
30. Eric Warren, USA 44.78

Women’s PSL Qualification
1. Ursula Bruhin, SUI 46.40
2. Daniela Mueli, SUI 46.60
3. Marion Posch, ITA 46.66
4. Isabella Dal Balcon, ITA 46.87
5. Doris Guenther, AUT 46.87
U.S. riders:
13. Stacia Hookom, USA 47.48
16. Lisa Kosglow, USA 47.60
32. Lynn Ott, USA 49.43