Snowboard cross: Nörl eighth after fall - Vaultier wins gold again

Pyeongchang (SID) Snowboard crosser Martin Nörl missed a surprise at the Olympic Games after a fall. The 24-year-old from Adlkofen initially stormed into the semi-finals without any problems, but fell there and came eighth in the final. As in Sochi in 2014, gold went to world champion Pierre Vaultier from France ahead of Jarryd Hughes (Australia) and Spaniard Regino Hernandez. "Eighth place at the Olympics, that's a good result. The fall was a shame, but I didn't get off to a good start. That was the problem," said Nörl. Paul Berg (Konstanz), who won the World Cup in Val Thorens, France in December, was eliminated in the quarter-finals and Konstantin Schad (Miesbach) in the round of 16. “This is not a broken leg, we are continuing on our course,” said sports director Stefan Knirsch. Olympic debutant Nörl initially won both his round of 16 and quarter-finals before falling in the semi-finals and only saved fourth place. He would have needed at least third place to get into the medal run for the best six snowboarders. In the small final for places seven to twelve, Nörl came second. "We wanted to present our sport well in front of the many German spectators, but unfortunately that didn't work out well. But we'll continue, there will be the World Cup again next year," said Paul Berg, who came third at the Olympic dress rehearsal on Feldberg on February 4th. The competition was overshadowed by a serious fall by Sochi runner-up Nikolaj Oljunin. The 26-year-old from the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) was treated for a long time on the track and finally transported away on a sled.

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Snowboard cross: Nörl eighth after fall - Vaultier wins gold again