Viennese snowboard star Lukas Pachner: Triumph after a tough dry spell!

Viennese snowboard star Lukas Pachner: Triumph after a tough dry spell!

In a remarkable comeback, the Viennese snowboard crosser Lukas Pachner impressively showed that endurance and hard work are rewarded. After four long years without top placings in the World Cup, until a dramatic climax in March 2025 when he again took second place in the World Cup in Georgia. As the crown reported that Pachner was close to retirement at one point, but the pressure and challenge brought him back to the top of the world. This represents a significant turnaround in his career, made all the more valuable given the long dry spell.

Pachner's path to success began early in his career. From 2012 to 2016 he was active primarily in the European Cup and was able to achieve three victories. His breakthrough in the World Cup came in 2015 in Veysonnaz, where he only came 53rd, but continued to achieve better rankings after that, like this Wikipedia indicates. His achievements in the 2016/17 season are particularly noteworthy, when he took sixth place in Solitude and, together with Julian Lüftner, achieved second place in the team competition.

Pachner has established himself as a constant in the snowboard cross scene over the years, including overcoming challenges at major events such as the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. With a second place finish in Bakuriani at the end of the 2020/21 season and skyrocketing up the rankings, he shows remarkable determination and talent. Now, as an active athlete at the Army Sports Center of the Austrian Armed Forces and with the rank of corporal, he shows that belief in yourself and the support of those around you are crucial to reaching the pinnacles of sport.