Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – Italy’s Edwin Coratti and Ukraine’s Annamari Chundak took home gold in the parallel giant slalom (PGS) race at the 2010 Snowboard Junior World Championships, held Thursday at Snow Park NZ near Lake Wanaka.nIn the women’s competition, Chundak led the race, claiming the win. Switzerland’s Julie Zogg and Austria’s Ina Meschik scored silver and bronze. Cassie Wagar, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., finished first for the U.S., just shy of the top 15 in 16th place. Meghan Graham, of Minnetonka, Minn., finished in 22nd.

Coratti beat the men’s field, clinching victory. Russia’s Konstantin Shipilov and Germany’s Stefan Baumeister joined Coratti on the podium in second and third. Mack Joyce, of Laconia, N.H., was the top U.S. male finisher in 22nd, three spots ahead of fellow Junior Worlds teammate Hunter Murphy, of Deephaven, Minn., in 25th.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
2010 Snowboard Junior World Championships
Snow Park, New Zealand
August 26, 2010

Men’s PGS
1. Edwin Coratti, Italy
2. Konstantin Shipilov, Russia
3. Stefan Baumeister, Germany
4. Johann Stefaner, Austria
5. Lukas Mathies, Austria

Women’s PGS
1. Annamari Chundak, Ukraine
2. Julie Zogg, Switzerland
3. Ina Meschik, Austria
4. Stefanie Mueller, Switzerland
5. Sabine Schoeffman, Austria