Tim Mastnak

Loginov and Jörg defend snowboard world titles

Zreče – Russia’s Dmitry Loginov and Germany’s Selina Jörg defended their world titles in the parallel giant slalom at the Snowboarding World Championships in Rogla, Slovenia on Monday. Slovenian snowboarders underperformed.

Silver medals went to Italian snowboarder Roland Fischnaller and Russian Sofia Nadyrshina and bronze to Andrey Sobolev of Russia and Julia Dujmovits of Austria.

Rogla hosting Snowboarding World Championships

Zreče – The Slovenian ski resort of Rogla is hosting a segment of the Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, with the parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom disciplines scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Slovenians have high expectations in both events and a big favourite in veteran Žan Košir.

Snowboarder Mastnak third in parallel giant slalom

St. Moritz – Slovenian Tim Mastnak took third place in parallel giant slalom in FIS Snowboarding World Cup in Scuol, Switzerland, on Saturday. Russian Igor Sluev won the competition, while Pole Michal Nowaczyk was second.

This was Mastnak’s fifth World Cup podium and the second podium for the Slovenian team in this season.