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French star Marie Bochet returns to action in Liechtenstein following her participation at the Saalbach 2021 World Cup in Austria ⒸBenedikt LexBy Lena Smirnova | For World Para Snow Sports
It has not been an easy season for Marie Bochet. France’s star Para alpine skier juggled constantly changing schedules, mounting pressure in the year before the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games and, to top it all off, contracted COVID-19.
Now about to race at the Europa Cup finals in Malbun, Liechtenstein, the eight-time Paralympic champion is hoping to finish this challenging season on a positive note.
The competition, consisting of one giant slalom and one slalom race, will be held until Friday with 52 skiers from 14 nations. It is the sixth and final stop of the Europa Cup season that started in late November.
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Arthur Bauchet, in action at the Sakhalin 2020 World Cup, made a winning debut in the 2020-2021 season in St. Moritz ⒸKim YuryBy Lena Smirnova | For World Para Snow Sports
Arthur Bauchet and Jeroen Kampschreur made more memories at the Swiss ski resort where they each got their first World Cup victories as they dazzled with another golden flourish following four days of Europa Cup races.
St. Moritz, Switzerland hosted the third stage of the 2020-21 Europa Cup from 16 to 19 December. Two giant slalom and two slalom races were held as part of the event.
France’s Arthur Bauchet swept gold in the men’s standing class in what was his first major race of the season. There was a different runner up in each of the four races - Austria’s Nico Pajantschitsch and Thomas Grochar, Russia’s Aleksei Bugaev and fellow Frenchman Jordan Broisin all finished within 10 seconds of last season’s overall Crystal Globe winner.