BOARDERCROSS FINALS

Another sunny day for the Boardercross competition! Today it’s the finals and the last event of the Worlds at the same time. Very annoying are the heavy windstorms which make us freeze badly. Nevertheless, the visitors saw some great athletes racing the parcours, and thanks God no severe crashes occurred due to a safe and well-prepared course. Most decisive was the first jump after which the leading rider was pretty much confirmed. US Boardercross hero Shaun Palmer met with all expectations mastering the course unbeatable. As he always announced, he is the expert in Boardercross. In the women’s it was Maelle Ricker of Canada who could keep her leading position of yesterday’s qualifications and also won Gold. Top favorite Catherine Poetzl (AUT) had to give way to Maelle and finished 2nd. Although some of the famous Boardercross specialists were missing, the finals of today brought up winners who honestly deserve the titles!