Mar 21, 2013 | mercurynews.com
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Jacob, Gulini win snowboardcross titles
Two years after jumping his snowboard over a moving train, Trevor Jacob took another giant leap - to national snowboardcross champion.
Jacob, Gulini win national titles
"I used to ride halfpipe and it got really boring for me," he said. "So I saw Hagen and a couple other friends doing this and I thought, 'Aw, that looks so fun.'" Now, after just three career snowboardcross races, he's the U.S. national champion, finishing first in the U.S. Grand Prix at Canyons.
Bounce back weekend for Ricker
After a slow start to her 2012-13 snowboard cross season on Dec. 8, Squamish's Maelle Ricker bounced back in Colorado on Friday .