Cassie Wagar (Steamboat Springs, CO) finished first for the U.S. just shy of the top 15 in 16th at the 2010 Snowboard Junior World Championship PGS race. Italy's Edwin Coratti and Ukraine's Annamari Chundak took home gold.

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

In the women's race Wagar was out in front for the U.S. in 16th and Meghan Graham (Minnetonka, MN) finished in 22nd. Chundak led the race, claiming the win. Switzerland's Julie Zogg and Austria's Ina Meschik scored silver and bronze.

The 2010 Snowboard Junior World Championships continue Thursday with the parallel slalom at Snow Park.

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
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22. Mack Joyce, Laconia, NH
25. Hunter Murphy, Deephaven, MN

Women's PGS
1. Annamari Chundak, Ukraine
2. Julie Zogg, Switzerland
3. Ina Meschik, Austria
4. Stefanie Mueller, Switzerland
5. Sabine Schoeffman, Austria
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16. Cassie Wagar, Steamboat Springs, CO
22. Meghan Graham, Minnetonka, MN

Author of Story: Elizabeth Karam