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Austria's Andreas Prommegger on his way to take the victory in the men's parallel giant slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup event on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 in Bayrischzell, southern Germany.
Kerstin Joensson/The Associated Press

Kober and Prommegger win snowboard GS

The Canadian Press
Posted Saturday, February 6, 2010 2:27 PM ET

SUDELFELD, Germany - Germany's Amelie Kober and Andreas Prommegger of Austria collected parallel giant slalom victories on Saturday in the final tune-up before the Vancouver Olympics.

The 2006 Olympic silver medallist Kober won her second World Cup race of the season and ninth of her career by beating Nicolien Sauerbreij of Holland in the women's big final.

Austrian Marion Kreiner clinched third place in Sudelfeld by holding off German Isabella Laboeck in the small final.

On the men's side, Andreas Prommegger won his second straight race at Sudelfeld by beating his Austrian teammate Benjamin Karl for his third World Cup victory of his career.

Roland Haldi beat Nevin Galmarini in a battle of Swiss teammates in the small final.

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