A good four weeks before the start of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, snowboard crosser Martin Nörl underlined his strong form with his second World Cup victory. The 28-year-old sports soldier from DJK-SV Adlkofen triumphed in the final in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
“It went brutally well“said Nörl:”The starts were pretty good for me. So it was my turn and was able to overtake well. It just went like a one. “Paul Berg (Konstanz) narrowly missed the podium as a strong fourth.
Ihedioha fails in the qualification
In the snowboard crossers category, Hanna Ihedioha from Team Snowboard Germany did not make it into the finals of the best 16. The 24-year-old finished the qualification in 24th place.