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Prommegger, Kummer retain snowboard parallel overall titles after final race cancelled
SIERRA NEVADA, Spain - Andreas Prommegger and Patrizia Kummer clinched their second straight snowboard World Cup overall titles in parallel on Wednesday after poor weather conditions forced organizers to cancel the season's final race.
Prommegger of Austria ended the season with 5,060 points, leaving Roland Fischnaller of Italy runner-up for a second time with 4,480 points.
"It was my goal to defend the title and I did it," said Prommegger. "I would have liked to race today but only under fair conditions. Today it was too dangerous, so it was the right decision to cancel the race."
Prommegger had already wrapped up the men's individual parallel giant slalom title with a win at La Molina last weekend.
Rain, wind and fog in southern Spain caused Tuesday's practice to be called off, and organizers cancelled the parallel giant slalom on Wednesday after several delays.
Kummer of Switzerland ended the season with 4,170 points, heading off Marion Kreiner of Austria with 3,862. Kreiner took the individual parallel giant slalom title.
"I'm super happy that I won the parallel overall World Cup although it's weird with the cancellation," said Krummer. "You don't race but have an award ceremony. However, I had a great season and I think I deserved the title."
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