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BCIT boarder wins in Europe

Burnaby's Patrick Switzer won his second open downhill World Cup skateboarding race at the Insul Cup in Germany on Saturday. The BCIT-sponsored downhill racer defeated Stefan Rufli of Switzerland and Germany's Boris Shinke in the final at Insul.

Burnaby's Patrick Switzer won his second open downhill World Cup skateboarding race at the Insul Cup in Germany on Saturday.

The BCIT-sponsored downhill racer defeated Stefan Rufli of Switzerland and Germany's Boris Shinke in the final at Insul.

A week earlier, Switzer took first place overall at the challenge downhill final at Kozakov, Czech Republic, beating out runner-up Australian Jackson Shapiera and German Jakob Raab.

With the back-to-back wins, Switzer moved up to 10th place in overall World Cup points standings.