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"\"&lt;p&gt;Richards, Dunn Take the World Cup (December 13, 1997)&lt;P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Whistler Saturday as the halfpipe finals got          underway after a long morning of semi-finals.          Todd Richards showed up at the halfpipe          only minutes before the finals and did his runs          cold, of course walking away with first place          like it was just all in a days work. Shannon          Dunn was riding smoother than ever, pulling          an impressive 720, which got the judges          attention.\\n&lt;p&gt;In the women&amp;#8217;s runs Stine Brun Kjeldaas had          two incredibly impressive runs, but they          weren&amp;#8217;t quite good enough to beat Dunn or second place Jennie          Waara who pulled a switch 540. Canadian Natasza Zurek had an incredible first run and then          fell on her second run, which bumped her out of the top spot.\\n&lt;p&gt;          In the men&amp;#8217;s division Jake Blattner stepped up and showed the world          he definitely knows his pipe with a flawless first run that gave him a          41.3, and must have had even Todd Richards sweating a bit. His first          run consisted of a big air at the top, and alley oop 360, a switch          McTwist, and a switch air. Unfortunately in Blattner&amp;#8217;s second run he          fell on the third hit and lost his top slot.\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;P&gt; The Canadians had a strong presence at this          Worldcup with five riders in the finals and          three of them placing in the top six. Canadian          Alan Clark also had quite a run with a          frontside air to method, a backside alley oop          indy grab, a tail grab to a frontside 540, an air          to fakie, what we think might have been a          poptart and then a rodeo flip. Clark was by          far one of the smoothest riders all weekend          consistently nailing every hit.\\n&lt;p&gt; Another Canadian who stood out after a          conservative run the previous day in the          qualifiers was Michael Michaelchuck. Both of his runs consisted          of method, frontside air, tail grab, a signature Michaelchuck flip which          looks something like a backflip McTwist where he lands forward.          From there he finished off with a backflip to fakie, a method grab, and          a cab. While both runs were impressive, his first had an element of          shakiness, which the judges must have noticed because the          combination score of the two runs gave him fourth place overall.&lt;P&gt;From the USA, Jackson Hole local          Rob Kingwill finally had his moment          in the sun as he busted through the          qualifiers and semi-finals and ended          up with fifth place in the finals. Both          of his runs were about the same with          a strong method air to fakie, a switch          720, a frontside air, a tail grab, and a          frontside 900. Kingwill who is known          for his acrobatics said he opted to          not go for the upside down tricks during the finals because the light          kept getting worse throughout the day.\\n&lt;p&gt; For the most part the halfpipe seemed to be in pretty good shape          most of the day and the snow was solid. There were comments that          the halfpipe was fairly flat at the bottom, but that didn&amp;#8217;t seem to stop          the competitors from maximizing tricks, usually getting about eight          tricks in during their runs.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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