BAD GASTEIN, Austria (AP) -- Lindsey Jacobellis of the Unites States and Mario Fuchs of Austria won World Cup snowboard cross titles on Sunday.

Jacobellis captured her 12th World Cup title and extended her lead in the discipline standings with 2,400 points. Mellie Francon of Switzerland was second and teammate Tanja Frieden was third.

Frieden ahead of Krings and Nobs (Photo: FIS)

Fuchs, who won his second career title, defeated Shaun Palmer of the United States, who returned to the World Cup scene after a two-year absence. Mageusz Ligocki of Poland was third.

Bulgarian snowboard star Alexandra Jekova finished 14-th in Bad Gastein SBX.

SBX Podium - Ladies (Photo: FIS)

Stian Sivertzen of Norway finished fourth to stay atop the rankings with 2,300 points.

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Bozzetto, Sauerbreij win snowboarding World Cup parallel slaloms

BAD GASTEIN, Austria - Mathieu Bozzetto won a men's snowboarding parallel slalom Wednesday for his third World Cup win of the season and 34th overall.

The 34-year-old Frenchman beat Benjamin Karl of Austria, with Rok Marguc of Slovenia taking third after winning the small final against Andreas Prommegger of Austria.

Alexandra Jekova from Bulgaria placed 7-th in Bad Gastein PSL (Photo: FIS)

Jasey-Jay Anderson of Mont-Tremblant, Que., was the top Canadian in 15th.

Bozzetto moved atop the overall World Cup standings and extended his lead in the World Cup parallel slalom standings. He has 3,950 points to lead Rok Flander of Slovenia by 1,540 points. Daniel Biveson of Sweden is third with 2,326 points.

Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands defeated Anke Karstens of Germany in the women's final.

It was the third career win for Sauerbreij, who upset defending overall World Cup champion Doresia Krings in the round of 16.

Doris Guenther of Austria was third after beating Australia's Johanna Shaw in the small final. Alexa Loo of Richmond, B.C., was the top Canadian in 36th.

Austria's Heidi Neururer stayed on top of the overall and discipline standings with 3,660 points, but Sauerbreij narrowed the gap to 360 points.

The World Cup circuit continues with a men's and a women's snowboard cross in Bad Gastein on Sunday.

Canadian press
9 january 2008