Stefan Baumeister surprises with World Cup silver in the parallel giant slalom!

Stefan Baumeister surprises with World Cup silver in the parallel giant slalom!

At the ongoing FIS Snowboard World Championships in St. Moritz, Stefan Baumeister caused a surprise on March 20, 2025. The 31-year-old athlete from SC Aising Pang won the silver medal in the parallel giant slalom and thus celebrated the greatest success of his career. In the final he had to give up just 0.09 seconds behind the Italian Roland Fischnaller. tz.de reports of his impressive path to the knockout round, where he previously the favored opponents Tim Mastnak (Slovenia), Cody Winters (USA) and Sangho Lee (South Korea).

While Baumeister experienced a highlight of his career, the competition was less pleasant for other German athletes. Ramona Hofmeister, who had traveled as a favorite, surprisingly failed in qualification and took 20th place. Before that, she had already won six World Cup victories this season and is still hopes for the upcoming competitions, especially in the parallel slalom and at the team event. Sportschau.de emphasizes that Hofmeister has already won medals in the parallel slalom in the past, including bronze 2019 and silver 2021.

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The Snowboard World Championships 2025 include a variety of disciplines, including Big Air, Halfpipe and Slopestyle, which are held every two years. Ester Ledecka from the Czech Republic secured gold in the parallel giant slalom in the women's category by defeating Tsubaki Miki from Japan in the final. Bronze went to the Polish Aleksandra Krol-Walas, who won in the small final against Ladina Caviezel from Switzerland. Cheyenne Loch also left Miki in the round of 16, while Elias Huber left Italy in the same round against Maurizio Bormolini.

Exciting competitions are planned for the next few days, including the parallel slalom for men and women on March 22nd and the team event on March 23. Wikipedia provides further backgrounds on the history of this significant winter sports event, which has been organized by FIS since 1996 and takes place in the odd year. The competitions not only show individual services, but also mixed management events that are held in the disciplines of parallel slalom and snowboardcross.