Anna Gasser starts in the World Cup adventure-medal in view!

Anna Gasser starts in the World Cup adventure-medal in view!

On Thursday, the Snowboard and Ski-Freestyle World Cup begins in the picturesque Engadine, Switzerland for the Austrian snowboarder and Olympic champion Anna Gasser. After three intensive training days, the 33-year-old is optimistic and ready for the slopestyle qualification. "I was able to drive the course with tricks from top to bottom today. Now I am relatively happy and excited," reports Gasser, who calculates realistic chances of a medal. Despite difficult weather conditions on Sunday and Monday, the team fully exploited the beaming Tuesday to optimally prepare for the challenging course. "He is extremely long and heavy!" Explains the Carinthian who mastered the essential changes in the course with flying colors.

Gasser has already won numerous medals worldwide and is one of the most formative personalities in snowboard sport. As is illuminated in the documentary "The Spark Within", it has to struggle not only with injuries, but above all with her inner strength - her spark. This document shows her comet -like rise from the young gymnast to the most innovative snowboarder of the present and contains never shown film material from her challenges, especially for the Winter X Games 2020, where she wanted to show the first triple underflip in a women's competition. "It is one of the strongest characteristics and the key to their development," says her partner, Pro-Snowboarder Clemens Millauer. As reported , Gasser has revolutionized the sport of women and set new standards, the still many generations be influenced.

challenges of qualification

Preparing for the qualification is an immense challenge for Gasser: "For me, a qualification is worse than a final. A small mistake and you are gone". However, Gasser was confident after the training and hopes for good conditions for the weekend final. "If the weather conditions are good and I have the speed, then I can keep up with the others and I am a medal candidate," said the hope. As the crown reported , however, unfavorable weather forecasts are predicted that could significantly impair their chances. Gasser's ability to learn from every training session and your well thought -out strategies make her a competitor who should be kept in mind.