Elliott Strikes Again; First Banked Slalom of the Season in the Books
The Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team took on their first banked slalom World Cup of the season this week at the icebox in Landgraaf, Netherlands. Noah Elliott dominated again, finishing atop the podium two days in a row.
Landgraaf is the team's favorite stop on the circuit, kicking off the season for the last few years.
The women started the action on day one, where Darian Haynes (UL) finished fourth overall. Kate Delson (LL2) of Team Utah Snowboarding finished fifth, just missing out on finals.
On the men's side, Noah Elliott again showed his dominance following his two wins at this location last season, with another win in a stacked LL1 field. Mike Schultz also made the finals, finishing fourth. In the LL2 classification, Zach Miller added another podium finish to his resume, landing in third. Evan Strong finished just behind him in fifth, followed by Joe Pleban in 10th. Colby Fields from Adaptive Action Sports ended in seventh place in the UL classification.
The team continued to impress on the second day of competition. Haynes improved upon her fourth-place finish on day one with a third-place podium appearance. Delson finished ninth. Elliott went lights out to land atop the podium once again, his 18th career win. Also in the LL1 category, Schultz finished the day in eighth. In the men's LL2 class, Miller again led the way, finishing fourth, followed by Strong in sixth and Pleban in 10th.
Next, the team will return to the States for a training block before returning to Europe for their first snowboard cross World Cup of the season in Pyhä, Finland, Jan. 18-19.
