Pullin makes fourth top ten in season closer | Australian Olympic Committee

Alex Pullin has finished in tenth place in the World Cup snowboard cross final in Valmalenco, Italy, ending the season in 12th place on the World Cup standings. AIS team-mate Damon Hayler was one place further back on the World Cup points table, after finishing in 31st place in the 2008/09 finale.

Alex Pullin has finished in tenth place in the World Cup snowboard cross final in Valmalenco, Italy, ending the season in 12th place on the World Cup standings.

AIS team-mate Damon Hayler was one place further back on the World Cup points table, after finishing in 31st place in the 2008/09 finale.

Pullin qualified in fifth place in Valmalenco, then won his opening head-to-head round of 32 encounter before going out in the quarter-final round.

Hayler also squeezed into the 32-man final group, in 31st position, but went out in his first head-to-head race.

Czech rider Michal Novotny won the final gold on offer, from Nick Baumgartner of the USA.

Austria’s Markus Schairer had already wrapped up the World Cup title a week earlier, ending the season with a 1440 point buffer over US rider Seth Westcott.