Home World Cup in the Montafon: Dusek and Zerkhold shine despite the setback!

Home World Cup in the Montafon: Dusek and Zerkhold shine despite the setback!

Montafon, Österreich - The home world cup in the Montafon was disappointing for the Austrian snowboard cross Jakob Dusek and Pia Zerkhold. The Lower Austrian duo only fought its way up to seventh place on Saturday in the mixed competition. They had to give up in their semi -finals and ended up in third place in the small final. The victory in the grand finale went to the Frenchman Aidan Challet and Julia Pereira de Sousa, who triumphed in front of the Australian and other French athletes. In addition to Dusek and Zerkhold, David Pickl and Tanja Kobald did not go without controversy: they were already leaving in the quarter -finals and took 14th place, like laola1.at reported.

The results reflect the hard challenges that the athletes have to face, especially in a home competition where expectations are particularly high. The team around Dusek and Zerkhold faced the strong competition from France and Australia, which are strong in this winter cup. David Pickl and Tanja Kobald's outgoing duo, which ended in the quarter-finals, shows that the Austrian council teams need more competition and improvements to get to the top. These events were also documented by krone.at and underline the pressing necessity of a strategic realignment of the training and the preparation for competition in Austrian snowboarding.