History makers Tsubaki Miki of Japan and Poland’s Oskar Kwiatkowski are parallel giant slalom world champions after a dramatic first day at the 2023 FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia on Sunday (19 February).
Both claimed alpine snowboard world gold for the first time ever for their nations with Miki beating Olympic silver medallist, Daniela Ulbing of Austria in the big final, while Kwiatkowski overcame Switzerland’s two-time World Cup winner, Dario Caviezel to take the win in the men’s edition.
In the small finals, Aleksandra Krol (POL) beat Lucia Dalmasso (ITA) to the final podium spot, after both made mistakes but Dalmasso’s slide on the more challenging red course proved more costly.
Austrian team-mates and friends, Benny Karl and Alex Payer then battled it out for the final podium spot in the men's small final, with Payer beating the reigning giant slalom Olympic champion to the bronze medal.
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