Anderson, Sauerbreij win snowboarding World Cup parallel giant slalom races in Austria

Anderson, Sauerbreij win WCup parallel GS races

KREISCHBERG, Austria — Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada won a snowboarding World Cup parallel giant slalom race Wednesday and increased his lead in the discipline standings.

Anderson beat Andreas Prommegger of Austria in the final for his second win of the season and 26th overall. Benjamin Karl of Austria was third, followed by Tyler Jewell of the United States.

Former overall World Cup champion Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands beat Alexa Loo of Canada in the final of the women’s event.

Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli of Switzerland was third. Amelie Kober of Germany lost in the qualifying round but stayed atop the discipline standings.