Lara Wolf surprises with World Cup silver in slopestyle-Diepresse.com

Lara Wolf ensured the first Austrian medal at the Freeski, Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships in the Swiss Engadine. The 24-year-old ski freestyler surprisingly won silver in the slopestyle competition on Corvatsch on Friday. For Austria's women it is the first World Cup medal in Freeski-Sport. The Tyrolean only had to give up the high -rise favorite Mathilde Gremaud from Switzerland, bronze went to Canadian Meghan Oldham.

Wolf made himself the greatest gift two days before her 25th birthday. « I am so overwhelmed that I did it. I'm so happy and proud of myself, » said the newly baked vice world champion in ORF. « I've never become a second one before. I can't believe that. I want to say thank you to everyone. I am happy with my skiing, it all makes it easier. I'm just going well at the moment. »

Wolf crowned an extraordinary, personal story. She had only resigned in October 2023 at the age of 23 and celebrated her World Cup comeback on the Kreischberg in January this year. She immediately landed on the Stockerl, it was only her second World Cup podium. Now the two-time Olympic participant followed the season highlight and grabbed her first World Cup precision metal with two strong runs. After run one, Wolf was in second place with 72.81 points. In the second run, she even achieved the best rating of the passage with 73.33 points. Only Gremaud, who had received 85.65 points for her first run, achieved a better result. (APA)