Sea Otter: Hannah, Jonnier take dual slalom
On a dual-slalom course considered a very technical lung-burner, the Sea Otter Classic saw its first gravity competition of the weekend on Saturday afternoon. As the sun set on the Laguna Seca Raceway, it was Australian Mick Hannah (Haro-adidas) and Frenchwoman Sabrina Jonnier (Intense) taking the opening event of the three-race gravity omnium. It came as no surprise to find the two fastest qualifiers of the day - Hannah and Wade Bootes (Trek-Volkswagen) - going head-to-head in the men's final. What did come as a surprise was to see crowd favorite Shaun Palmer (Palmer Snowboards) out of the