Pia Zerkhold shows her skills and reaches seventh place in the Snowboard World Cup!

Pia Zerkhold shows her skills and reaches seventh place in the Snowboard World Cup!

Erzurum, Türkei - An exciting weekend for Austrian winter sports: Pia Zerkhold achieved seventh place at the Snowboard Cross World Cup in Erzurum, Türkiye. The talented athlete from Lower Austria had to prove herself in the small final after making clear progress in her career. For Lukas Pachner, another domestic snowboarder, the race ended unhappily because he could not end his run. Jakob Dusek already left in the quarter -finals, and Olympic champion Alessandro Hämmerle could not compete due to fever, which was reduced by Austria's hopes for a medal, as the Krone reported.

The Ski-Cross World Cup in Gudauri, Georgia, also offered exciting competitions: Christina Födermayr was able to position herself in 10th place as the best Austrian, while Nicolas Lussnig still landed among the best athletes with 16th place. Pia Zerkhold, born on October 26, 1998 in Wiener Neustadt, is an up-and-coming snowboarder in the A-squad of the Austrian Ski Association and has become remarkable skills in recent years. After her World Cup debut in 2017, she has already reached several podium places in the European Cup and continuously improved, as presented in her profile on wikipedia

career highlights by Pia Zerkhold

Pia Zerkhold has been pursuing a passion for winter sports since childhood, starting with skiing and later the snowboarding. Jobs picked up her remarkable career when she took part in a snowboard cross race for the first time at the age of 13, and since then she has achieved numerous successes. Among other things, she reached the semi -finals at the Olympic Youth Games in Sochi and achieved the interest of the Austrian squad, thanks to her impressive performance on the slopes. Her last competitions show that on the way they continue to be great, which Austrian fans are looking forward to.