Austria's snowboarders shine in Canada: podium places for Payer and Karl!

Austria's snowboarders shine in Canada: podium places for Payer and Karl!

The Austrian snowboard elites caused a lot of sensation at the World Cup in Canada! On Saturday, Sabine Payer and Benjamin Karl drew attention to themselves again at the parallel giant slalom in Val St. Come. Both athletes had to give up in the final, but the performance was more than impressive! While Karl, who competed almost exactly 17 years after his first World Cup victory, lost in the final against Slovenen Zan Kosir, Payer got her sixth podium of the season after she was defeated against the German Ramona Hofmeister, as the Krone reported.

In another competition in the Blue Mountain Resort in Ontario, the Austrian riceboarders also had to give up only. Alexander Payer landed as the second best behind Poland Oskar Kwiatkowski, while Daniela Ulbing defeated the Polish Aleksandra Krol in the small final and secured third place. In addition, Hofmeister triumphed and prevailed against the third -placed Sabine Schöffmann in the quarter -finals. According to these achievements, Payer now leads the parallel overall World Cup, while Ulbing is in second place with an excellent season record for women, such as Laola1 reported.

leaving the Austrian athletes

Benjamin Karl, a great hope, left out in the round of 16 like Andreas Prommegger and Fabian Chairman. After this competition, the World Cup pauses due to the upcoming World Cup in Georgia, which begins on February 19 with a parallel giant slalom. The atmosphere is invited and the fans are looking forward to how the athletes will beat in Bakuriani!