SNOWBOARD PSL, 12.10.2007, Landgraaf (NED). They may have the same birthday (16th of November) but also 14 years of age difference: Amelie Kober (GER) and Mathieu Bozzetto (FRA) are the winners of the first parallel slalom in the 2007/2008 NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup, the former at 19 and the latter at 33.

Amelie Kober (GER), Credit: FIS

In the ladies' final at the indoor event in the SnowWorld ski hall in Landgraaf (NED), the German Olympic silver medalist edged Heidi Neururer of Austria to defend her 2006 victory on the same 260-meter course. The local hero Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED) finished 3rd. On the men's side, Siegfried Grabner  (AUT) missed his third consecutive victory as he finished only two hundredths of a second behind Bozzetto. In the battle for third, Marc Iselin (SUI) successfully competed against Zan Kosir (SLO).

Men's Podium, Credit: FIS

Being able to repeat her 2006 victory in Landgraaf was a surprise for Amelie Kober. “During training, I was not so happy with my riding. In the beginning of the season, you never know how good you are. In addition, I have strong competitors in my own national team. But then, during the contest, a race dynamic developed and it went better and better. I'm happy that the season has finally kicked off!” said Kober after her career's second FIS World Cup win.

Mathieu Bozzetto was satisfied not only because of his 61st World Cup podium and the 32nd victory: “After last season, I was thinking of retiring. But during the summer, I was in such a good shape that I thought about giving it one more try. I have done so much for the sport that I wanted to have another chance on a new board brand. I'm so glad I decided this way.”

FIS press release
13.10.2007

Place   Landgraaf (NED)   Discipline   Parallel Slalom
Date   12.10.2007   Category   World Cup
Race codex   7004   Gender   L
Valid for FIS Points   NO - Waiting reports   TD Name   Bergström Fredrik (SWE)

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Result Level Points
 1  10  7205013 KOBER Amelie  1987  GER     5  1000.00
 2  1  1059932 NEURURER Heidi  1979  AUT     5  800.00
 3  14  1102308 SAUERBREIJ Nicolien  1979  NED     4  600.00
 4  24  1608066 RUOTSALAINEN Ilona  1981  FIN     4  500.00
...
20  4  7537602 JEKOVA Alexandra  1987  BUL     0  110.00
23  37  1605641 PENTCHEVA Teodora  1982  BUL     0  80.00

Place   Landgraaf (NED)   Discipline   Parallel Slalom
Date   12.10.2007   Category   World Cup
Race codex   7005   Gender   M
Valid for FIS Points   NO - Waiting reports   TD Name   Bergström Fredrik (SWE)

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Result Level Points
 1  7  1237235 BOZZETTO Mathieu  1973  FRA     5  1000.00
 2  9  1311828 GRABNER Siegfried  1975  AUT     5  800.00
 3  1  7510038 ISELIN Marc  1980  SUI     4  600.00
 4  27  1659088 KOSIR Zan  1984  SLO     4  500.00
...
40  52  1094966 RANTCHEV Ivan  1990  BUL     0  18.50
 41  54  1094969 YANKOV Radoslav  1990  BUL     0  18.20

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