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Aiming high in slopestyle
Keystone
Snowboarder Andrina Salis fails to show her potential in the slopestyle final at her home World Championships in the Engadin. The Bernese had to abort both runs and settle for 11th place.
Nevertheless, the 19-year-old can be satisfied. She has only competed in the World Cup four times so far and has now reached the final of the top 12 at the World Championships. She is also in her comeback season after a cruciate ligament rupture.
The gold medal went to New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski Synnott. The Olympic champion and multiple world champion in this discipline was the last athlete to start the course and took the lead from 5th intermediate place ahead of three Japanese women.
In the men's event, gold went to Canadian Liam Brearley. The favorite Su Yiming from China offered a spectacle, including a jump with five and a half spins. However, the choice for the very high level of difficulty did not pay off in full. Su slightly grabbed the snow with his hands at one point or another and finished second.