Victory: Christoph Mick causes a sensation in Bad Gastein

The 28-year-old from Welschnofen took home his second World Cup victory in the Austrian health resort - exactly at the same place where he climbed onto a World Cup podium for the first time almost exactly two years ago. Back then, on January 9, 2015, he came second. Eleven months later, Mick celebrated his first victory in Cortina and at the same time his last podium place - to date.

Because on Tuesday he showed all his skills and drove to victory. Still in eighth place in the qualification, he fought his way through the knockout rounds with strong performances and finally reached the final. There he met the Swiss Kaspar Flütsch, also a surprise man, with whom he had an exciting fight. While Flütsch made a mistake in the upper part of the route, Mick wobbled shortly before the finish, but in the end saved a measly lead of 0,09 seconds over the line. The second World Cup victory of his career was a reality.

March strong, Messner surprised In addition to Mick, Aaron March also caused a stir. He took sixth place in the finals after failing in the quarter-finals against Flütsch. However, there was no sense of success for Roland Fiwickeler, who caused a sensation with a second place in the last race in Cortina, but was eliminated in the round of 16 this time XNUMXth place.

Gabriel Messner delivered a great performance, finishing 13th in his third World Cup race. Nadya Ochner impressed with the third-best qualifying time, but failed in the round of XNUMX due to the Swiss Julie Zogg and finished ninth.

FIS World Cup, parallel slalom in Bad Gastein (AUT) Men 1. Christoph Mick (ITA/Welschnofen) 2. Kaspar Flütsch (SUI) 3. Andreas Prommegger (AUT) 4. Nevin Galmarini (SUI) 5. Dario Caviezel (SUI) 6. Aaron March (ITA/Schabs) ... 9. Maurizio Bormolini (ITA) 13. Gabriel Messner (ITA/Villnöß) 16. Roland Filehner (ITA/Villnöß) 22. Mirko Felicetti (ITA) 42. Daniele Bagozza (ITA/Gröden)

Women 1. Daniela Ulbing (AUT) 2. Michelle Dekker (NED) 3. Sabine Schöffmann (AUT) 4. Julie Zogg (SUI) 5. Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (GER) ... 9. Nadya Ochner (ITA/Burgstall)

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Victory: Christoph Mick causes a sensation in Bad Gastein

The knot has broken: In the third World Cup race of the season, South Tyrol's parallel snowboarders achieved their first victory. Responsible for this was Christoph Mick, who was unbeatable in the parallel slalom in Bad Gastein on Tuesday evening.

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