X-Over Ride
Even if the results no longer have much influence on the allocation of next year's Wordtour starting places: The X-Over Ride took place again on the Kitzsteinhorn with a top-class field of participants, 1100 qualifier points and a Salzburg home win. Salzburg skier Stefanie Noppinger defended her title in the women's skiing category. Manuela Mandl continued her impressive FWQ winning streak in the women's snowboarding category. Konstantin Ottner from Germany triumphed in the men's skiing event. Tyrolean Clemens Bergmann secured the top spot on the snowboarding podium.
"Spring shred" at its finest: When the Kitzsteinhorn calls, the sky above the X OVER RIDE contest face "Lakarschneid" is all too happy to present itself in deep blue. For a contest so late in the season, the difficult conditions meant that creativity was required today to secure the 1100 points for victory and thus also bring about a preliminary decision in the battle for the Austrian freeride champion title. Summery temperatures had put a strain on the face in the run-up to the race - a case for the Kitzsteinhorn specialists, who performed impressively. First and foremost Stefanie Noppinger, who successfully defended her title from last year: "I'm super happy that I received a wildcard from the organizers. I've never been as nervous as I was today. I wanted to ride a similar line to last year. The fact that it worked out is amazing", said the woman from Salzburg.
Vienna's Claudia Klobasa finished in second place, ahead of France's Megane Betend. In the race for the Austrian Freeride Series title, Sabine Schipflinger from Saalbach was able to make up further points on rival Jacoba Kriechmayr with fourth place.
