Michelle Gorgone (Sudbury, MA), who landed her first career World Cup podium with a third place finish in Whistler, continued her success on the World Cup tour with a 10th place parallel giant slalom finish Saturday. Daniela Mueli of Switzerland extended her overall parallel lead by defeating Austrian Doresia Krings in the women's final. Ursula Bruhin, also of Switzerland, finished third.

"I was in a fantastic mood today", said Mueli, who has hit seven podiums this season, including three wins. "This morning, I didn't expect that the organization would bring the slope into such a good condition."

On the men's side, it was a Swiss podium sweep with Urs Eiselin, Philipp Schoch and Heinz Inniger going 1-2-3. "I'm absolutely surprised about the way I race at the moment," said Eiselin after his third podium of the season.

Top American male was Ryan McDonald (Entiat, WA) with 19th.

FIS SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP
Women's Parallel Giant Slalom

1. Daniela Mueli, Switzerland
2. Doresia Krings, Austria
3. Ursula Bruhin, Switzerland
4. Svetlana Boldikova, Russia
5. Julie Pamagalski, France

10. Michelle Gorgone, Sudbury, Mass.
25. Stacia Hookom, Edwards, Colo.
30. Rosey Fletcher, Girdwood, Alaska
48. Erica Mueller, Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Men's Parallel Giant Slalom

1. Urs Eiselin, Switzerland
2. Philipp Schoch, Switzerland
3. Heinz Inniger, Switzerland
4. Dieter Krassnig, Austria
5. Simon Schoch, Switzerland

19. Ryan McDonald, Entait, Wash.
23. Chris Klug, Aspen, Colo.
26. Eric Warren, Bennington, Vt.
30. Adam Smith, Tangent, Ore.

— Courtesy, US Snowboard Team