Beijing (AP) – Anna Gasser had saved the really big number for the final. With a cab double cork 1260, a jump with three and a half turns, the 30-year-old Austrian not only drove the already hyperactive stadium announcer into an absolute escalation during the big air.
She flew on her snowboard, so to speak, past her competitor Zoi Sadowski Synnott, who was ten years her junior, to her second Olympic gold. She was already a world star in her sport, as well as an advertising star in Austria. There is even a film about her life. But Gasser, spoiled by success, did not expect this triumph. “The level was so high. It’s totally surprising that I’m back on top of the podium. I didn’t play it safe, I gave it my all,” said the Carinthian.
The Aura Gassers also fascinates the best German freestyler Annika Morgan. “She’s the reason why snowboarding is so blatant and that it’s such a progression. She always pushes the limit, that’s really cool to see,” said the 20-year-old. However, Gasser definitely does not want to cross a line. The athlete has already twice rejected a request from “Playboy”. You don’t want to be reduced to that, she says.