Hämmerle disappointed in the Montafon: fifth place before the World Cup showdown!

Hämmerle disappointed in the Montafon: fifth place before the World Cup showdown!

In the Vorarlberg Montafon, the Snowboard Crosser World Cup general rehearsal took place on Friday, but the expectations of the Austrian athletes were not fully met. Olympic champion Alessandro Hämmerle, who went into the race as the strongest representative of the ÖSV, only reached fifth place. Despite initial successes, including a victory in the round of 16, Hämmerle failed in the semi -finals in the photo finish. However, he moved into the consolation round, which he won with flying colors. "It is a KAS 'anyway when you are disappointed with fifth place, but it is so. It was not on my side at the end of the semi-finals," said the 31-year-old, who now sanks confidence for the upcoming World Cup in Switzerland after this competition, so .

results and services of the Austrians

Overall, the result for the domestic athletes was mixed. David Pickl achieved eleventh place as the second best Austrian, followed by Lukas Pachner in 14th place. The reigning world champion Jakob Dusek had to give up in the round of 16 after a driving error. During the women's competition without Austrian participation, the French athletes demonstrated their superiority: Loan Bozzolo celebrated the victory among the men, and Lea Casta secured first place among women, as reported.

On Saturday there is still a team competition on the program in the Montafon, but in which Hämmerle will not take part in order to better prepare for the World Cup. The exciting competitions of freestyle-snowboarding not only require physical strength, but also mental flexibility, and the athletes are faced with the challenge of increasing their performance in future competitions.