Mike Jacoby Wins Overall World Cup Snowboard Title

MT. BACHELOR, OR -- Under a brilliant blue sky on Saturday, Mike Jacoby (Hood River, OR) won his second World Cup overall snowboard title at the World Cup finals at Mt. Bachelor, OR. The World Cup overall title, which is indicative of overall excellence in the alpine events, was awarded at the conclusion of Saturday's parallel slalom competition.

"I feel really good about this," said Jacoby. "The overall title is a really hard accomplishment to achieve. You have to have consistency in everything all year. I've had an excellent year this year, and I'm looking forward to the Olympics in '98 -- hopefully I'll be there to do the same kind of work. And who knows, maybe even Salt Lake City [in 2002] again!"

Manuel Mendoza (Whitefish, MT) captured the top U.S. finish in the head-to-head- format parallel slalom Saturday, finishing seventh. "I just tried to ride my hardest," said Mendoza. "My goal for this race was just to get top eight -- I've usually been ousted in the final 16 rounds. But I was able to do that, and I'm happy.

"You definitely have to ride very smooth, especially with the competitors here," said Mendoza. "One mistake and you're out of it. So you've got to stay on top of it, ride the ruts and try to be as fast as possible."

Saturday's parallel slalom winners for the men and women were Maxence Idesheim of France and Marion Posch of Italy. Sondra Van Ert (Ketchum, ID) had the top U.S. finish for the women, placing 14th.

The Grundig FIS Snowboard World Cup Finals conclude on Sunday with the men and women's halfpipe. The World Cup halfpipe titles for men and women will also be awarded on Sunday.

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World Cup Snowboard

Parallel Slalom
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Sat., March 16
Men:
1. Maxence Idesheim, FRA
2. Peter Pichler, ITA
3. Stefan Kaltschutz, AUT
4. Dieter Moherndl, GER
5. Ivo Rudiferia, ITA
U.S. RIDERS
7. Manuel Mendoza, Whitefish, MT
11. Tom O'Brien, Salt Lake City, UT
13. Anton Pogue, Hood River, OR
14. Rob Berney, Whitefish, MT
20. Bill Enos, Waterville Valley, NH
21. Tom Lyman, Whitefish, MT
22. Steve Persons, Whitefish, MT
32. Peter Rubincam, Sun Valley, ID
35. Nathan Galpin, Ketchum, ID
37. Dave Daluiso, Ketchum, ID
38. Ryan Mullen, Camton, NH
40. Christ Anderson, Eugene, OR
41. MIke Grasso, Waterville Valley, NH
43. Mike Jacoby, Hood River, OR
DNF
Don Nyberg, Squaw Valley, CA
DSQ
Antonio Davila, Flagstaff, AR.
Women:
1. Marion Posch, ITA
2. Dorothee Fournier, FRA
3. Dagmar Mair U.D. Eggen, ITA
4. Heidi Renoth, GER
5. Marcella Boerma, NED
U.S. RIDERS
14. Sondra Van Ert, Ketchum, ID
16. Lynn Ott, Bend, OR
18. Erin O'Mally, Mammoth Lakes, CA
20. Jeanne Pogue, Hood River, OR
22. Kim Vandersyde, Squaw Valley, CA
25. Anita Tsuchiya
26. Susan Connolly, Copper Mountain, CO
27. Jennifer Hicks, Mammoth Lakes, CA
28. Maria Bruno, South Lake Tahoe, CA.
Grundig Snowboard World Cup Standings
Slalom - Parallel Slalom Final
Men
1. Peter Pichler, ITA, 6320
2. Stefan Kaltschutz, AUT, 6210
3. Maxence Idesheim, FRA
5480
4. Dieter Moherndl, GER, 5160
5. Ulf Maard, SWE, 5110
U.S. RIDERS
11. Mike Jacoby, 4020
12. Manuel Mendoza, 3580
15. Tom O'Brien, 2274
16. Steve Persons, 2120
21. Jeff Greenwood, Granby, CT, 1852
22. Anton Pogue, 1766
31. Antonio Davila, 878
32. Bill Enos, 864
35. Rob Berney, 659
37. Tom Lyman, 443
49. Dave Lewis, 228
53. Don Nyberg, 166
59. Nathan Galpin, 122
62. Rob Kingwill, Jackson, WY
71. Christ Anderson, 51
77. Peter Rubincam, 36
79. Ryan Mullen, 34
83. Dave Daluiso, 27
92T. Mike Grasso, 14.
Women
1. Karine Ruby, FRA, 10200
2. Marcella Boerma, NED, 5590
3. Manuela Riegler, AUT, 5560
4. Marion Posch, ITA, 5290
5. Birgit Herbert, AUT, 5290
U.S. RIDERS
9. Stacia Hookom, Edwards, CO, 4586
14. Sondra Van Ert, 3390
16. Lynn Ott, 1970
20. Erin O'Mally, 1310
25. Ashley Rice, Santa Ynez, CA, 640
29. Jeanne Pogue, 500
33. Jennifer Hicks, 385
41. Maria Bruno, 230
44. Kim Vandersyde, 220
45. Susan Connolly, 190
50. Anita Tsuchiya, 105
61. Heidi Calkins, 36.
Overall Final
Men
1. Mike Jacoby, 1243.23
2. Stefan Kaltschutz, AUT, 956.77
3. Thedo Remmelink, NED, 895.86
4. Harald Walder, AUT, 895.45
5 Peter Pechhacker, AUT, 823.94
OTHER U.S. RIDERS
12. Jeff Greenwood, 511.69
14. Manuel Mendoza, 468.75
18. Bill Enos, 388.55
19. Tom Lyman, 381.38
21. Steve Persons, 335.17
24. Rob Berney, 278.58
25, Tom O'Brien, 267.95
30. Anton Pogue, 204.44
38. Antonio Davila, 139.82
48. Dave Lewis, 42.73
62. Don Nyberg, 15.09
63. Nathan Galpin, 14.53
67. Rob Kingwill, 10.56
74. Ryan Mullen, 9.31
77. Christ Anderson, 7.64
84. Peter Rubincam, 4.83
93T. Dave Daluiso, 2.45
95. Mike Grasso, 2.27.
Women
1. Karine Ruby, FRA, 1760.60
2. Manuela Riegler, 1024.34
3. Birgit Herbert, AUT, 537.78
4. Marion Posch, ITA, 893.13
5. Heidi Renoth, GER, 886.36
U.S. RIDERS
6. Sondra Van Ert, 884.85
14. Stacia Hookom, 608.69
16. Lynn Ott, 442.42
20. Erin O'Mally, 216.87
26. Ashley Rice, 107.07
34. Jennifer Hicks, 64.11
36. Jeanne Pogue, 52.12
43. Susan Connolly, 39.49
45. Kim Vandersyde, 37.78.