Daniele Bagozza beats Benjamin Karl to clinch Alpine Snowboard World Cup gold medal at Simonhohe
BySportsbeat
Published 27/01/2024 at 14:53 GMT
Alpine Snowboard World Cup leader Benjamin Karl was upset by Italian Daniele Bagozza in Simonhohe. Bagozza defeated the home favourite by 0.43 seconds in the big final. In the women's competition, Austria's Sabine Schoeffmann delighted the home crowd by stepping on top of the podium for this first time this season with a victory against Czech Republic's Zuzana Maderova.
'What a fantastic race' - Bagozza claims gold medal in Snowboard men's Giant Slalom
Italy's Daniele Bagozza claimed an upset win over Alpine Snowboard World Cup leader Benjamin Karl in the parallel giant slalom at Simonhohe.
Karl won three of the first four races and took bronze in the other to make for a dominant start to the season.
The Austrian banked a fifth straight podium place and at least a silver medal by reaching the big final, where he faced Bagozza who is best known for his slalom skills.
But Bagozza consigned Karl, racing on home snow, to a rare defeat by a margin of 0.43 seconds.
"It's an amazing feeling, it was a beautiful day," said Bagozza. "Racing against Benjamin is really challenging, he beat me four times in a row and that's the first time I've beaten the slalom god, so I'm really, really happy."
There was joy for the Austrian crowd on the women's side where gold went to Sabine Schoeffmann.
Schoeffmann beat Czech Zuzana Maderova to break onto the top step of the podium for the first time this season, having already won two silvers and three bronzes.
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