In Berchtesgaden, the season of the World Cup of snowboarders in alpine disciplines ended. Slovenia was represented in the team competition by Žan Košir and Gloria Kotnik, they took seventh place, which is their second best ranking of the season.
The Slovenians first defeated Japan 2, in the round of 16 Austria 3 with Arvid Auner and Claudia Riegler, and then they were stopped by the American team consisting of Cody Winters and Iris Pflum. In the end, Austria 2 with Fabian Obmann and Sabine Schöffmann won, second and third place went to the Italian teams.
Austria 1, represented by Andreas Prommegger and Daniela Ulbing, won the World Cup, the Swiss Gian Casanova and Ladina Jenny came second, Košir and Kotnik took ninth place. “We ended the season roughly the same as we started. Again, Gloria did a better job, who almost caught her rival in the quarter-finals after I fell behind. I promise that I will work harder next year and that the Slovenians will still register the first ranking to the victory podium in the team match,” said Košir.
Source: Rtvslo
