Gold for Anderson
Posted Feb 27, 2010 05:34:46 PM.
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Veteran Canadian snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson finally has his long-awaited Olympic medal.
The 34-year-old native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., has won gold in the men’s parallel giant slalom at the Vancouver Winter Games.
Benjamin Karl of Austria won the silver at Cypress Mountain.
Mathieu Bozzetto of France took the bronze.
Anderson is the defending world champion in the parallel giant slalom but had failed to make the podium in his past three Olympic appearances.
His previous best showing was fifth in snowboard cross four years ago in Turin. He was 20th in the parallel giant slalom in 2006.
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