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Jan Michaelis of Germany and Paulina Ligocka of Poland won snowboard World Cup halfpipe events Friday.

Michaelis won his first event of the season ahead of Halvor Lunn of Norway and Xaver Hoffmann of Germany to move to the top of the men's overall standings.

Ligocka beat women's overall leader Manuela Laura Pesko of Switzerland. France's Sophie Rodriguez was third.

Michaelis leads the men's standings with 3,160 points, followed by Hoffmann with 2,920. Finland's Antti Autti dropped from first to third with 2,400 points.

In the women's standings, Pesko remained at the top with 4,560 points, followed by France's Doriane Vidal with 3,000 points. Ligocka moved up to third with her win and has 2,950 points.

Source: AP

Jan.23.2005



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