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Torstein Horgmo, Enni Rukajarvi take snowboard slope style titles in Czech Republic

By: The Associated Press

Saturday, Mar. 16, 2013 at 11:20 AM | Comments: 0

Enni Rukajarvi from Finland celebrates after winning the slope style women's snowboard World Cup event in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic - Torstein Horgmo of Norway and Enni Rukajarvi of Finland won World Cup snowboard slope style races on Saturday.

Horgmo led a 1-2 Norwegian finish in the 12-man final with 95.00 points, ahead of Stalle Sandech with 92.75, to take the overall slope style lead. Sweden's Sven Thorgren finished third.

Montreal's Sebastien Toutant finished fourth.

Rukajarvi dominated the women's event while Sina Candrian of Switzerland finished second and slope style World Cup leader Kjersti Buaas of Norway was third.

Slope style will make its Winter Olympics debut at next year's Sochi Games.

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