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Louie Vito, Kelly Clark Close Out Grand Prix Season With Wi
Louie Vito, Kelly Clark Close Out Grand Prix Season With Wins After a day's delay, the halfpipe finals went down Sunday at the US Snowboarding Grand Prix finale in Killington, Vermont. Louie Vito won the men's event, as well as the overall season title -- an honor that earned him a brand-new Chevy Avalanche. For the women, Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark took also took the women's event and season title. "I'm stoked on the truck. I got beat out of the tie breaker last year so I guess I had to wait a year but now I have a fresh looking Avalanche and it feels good to get it," Vito said. Clark won the season title last year, so she had plans for her new Avalanche. "I'm going to give my truck to my dad because I won one last year. My dad really needs a new car and I think my whole family will be really happy if I give it to him." The finals were delayed thanks to poor weather on Saturday. Kicking off action in the morning was a Slopestyle session, won by Janne Korpi for the men and Claudia Fliri for the women. Read more at the US Snowboarding site. OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2008 CHEVY U.S. SNOWBOARDING GRAND PRIX Killington, VT - March 16, 2008 Halfpipe Men 1. Louie Vito, Columbus, OH, 45.40 2. Greg Bretz, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 44.20 3. Peetu Piiroinen, Finland, 43.90 Women 1. Kelly Clark, West Dover, VT, 46.40 2. Ellery Hollingsworth, Stratton, VT, 43.60 3. Clair Bidez, Minturn, CO, 39.90 Publish Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:34:00 EST Read more...
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