USA teams were sending it down the hill Saturday as they took three of the six podiums, Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) and Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (Girdwood, AK) were third.
On the women's side, Jacobellis had a great lead for her portion of the race and said it felt great to be able to charge like that.
"I was really excited with my riding and my starts because I've always struggled with those. It felt good to have a good race after not doing as well the day before," Jacobellis said.
The slow snow posed a challenge for Jacobelis' teammate Chythlook-Sifsof, but despite falling back to third, she said the team event was her favorite part of the race weekend.
"This is the best part of the World Cup. I love the team event. It's really mellow, there's no stress or pressure and it's just fun," Chythlook-Sifsof said. "I think the new snow made it tough to get the course dialed and definitely made the terrain slow, but the weekend was amazing and I finally feel back on my game. I can't wait for the next World Cup."
Jacobellis was 100 percent in line with her teammate and has a vision for where the team event could potentially go.
"The team event is so much fun and I think it could be very easily added to the Olympics in a same gender format as well as male and female teams," Jacobellis said. "It would give us two more chances to win medals and brings us a whole new level of teamwork."
The Paul Mitchell Team SBX marks the end of the Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup weekend in Telluride, and athletes will be off the rest of the year as they look forward to more riding in 2011.
OFFICIAL RESULTS Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup Paul Mitchell Team SBX Telluride, CO – Dec. 18, 2010 Team SBX
Men 1. Italy 1 (Luca Matteotti, Alberto Schiavon) 2. USA 2 (Jonathan Cheever, Saugus, MA; Alex Deibold, Manchester Center, VT) 3. USA 3 (Nick Baumgartner, Iron River, MI; Jayson Hale, Sierraville, CA)
Women 1. Bulgaria/Norway (Alexandra Jekova, Helene Olafsen) 2. Austria (Maria Ramberger, Susanne Moll) 3. USA 1 (Lindsey Jacobellis, Stratton Mountain, VT; Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, Girdwood, AK)
