2020/21 Snowboard World Cup season begins with wins for Ledecka and Fischnaller
Snowboard 12 Dec 2020
Roland Fischnaller (ITA) and Ester Ledecka (CZE) © Miha Matevz/FIS Snowboard
Almost nine months to the day after the 2019/20 season shut down early due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the FIS Snowboard World Cup returned to action with the first competition of 2020/21, where Ester Ledecka (CZE) and Roland Fischnaller (ITA) got the season underway in triumphant fashion with parallel giant slalom wins at one of the world’s great venues in Cortina d Ampezzo (ITA).
While stringent safety restrictions in place meant that there would be no crowd on hand to cheer on proceedings on Saturday in Italy, the excitement surrounding the return to competition could be felt in the air, and though it may have been hard to tell behind the masks worn by competitors, team staff, and the organizing team, there w
Zofinger Tagblatt
zofingertagblatt.ch - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from zofingertagblatt.ch Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2020/21 FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup season preview
fis-ski.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fis-ski.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.