Snowboard World Cup circuit to stop in Poland in February

Poland will host its first snowboard World Cup competition in February, with the world's best Alpine snowboarders set to battle it out in the southern mountain resort of Krynica-Zdrój, officials have announced. 

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The 2023/2024 FIS Snowboard World Cup begins on Thursday, with Poland among the host nations for the first time, the Polish Ski Association (PZN) said.

The Polish leg of the World Cup circuit is scheduled for the weekend of February 24 and 25, featuring men's and women's parallel giant slalom competitions in Krynica-Zdrój.

PZN head Adam Małysz told reporters that Poland had been selected as one of the host nations thanks to "the excellent performances of our snowboarders last season."

Oskar Kwiatkowski won a gold medal at the 2023 Snowboard World Championships in Georgia, while Aleksandra Król claimed the bronze, the PZN noted.

The men saved the best for last today at the #Bakuriani2023 World Championships, where Oskar Kwiatkowski 🇵🇱 and Dario Caviezel 🇨🇭 went toe-to-toe in a hard-fought PGS big final, with Oskar taking the win and becoming Poland’s first ever alpine SB World Champion in the process… pic.twitter.com/RhCBcnuGGI

— fissnowboard (@fissnowboard) February 19, 2023

Małysz encouraged fans to come to the FIS World Cup events in Krynica, and to cheer on the Polish snowboarders as they take on international rivals.

"It promises to be an exceptional sporting event," he said.

(pm/gs)

Source: Polish Ski Association PZN, Polish Cable Railways PKL, International Ski and Snowboard Federation FIS