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Georgia hosts int’l Ski Cross tournament

Having successfully accomplished the international tournament in Bakuriani, Georgia hopes to improve its image on the international level. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 18 Feb 2018 - 13:23, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani has hosted the first international Ski Cross tournament this weekend making yet another step forward to hosting the World Skiing and Snowboard Freestyle Championship in 2023 and possibly the Winter Olympic Games in 2030.

Four Georgian skiers, along with athletes from Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Australia and Kazakhstan, took part in the tournament that pits four skiers against one another in a race and which is considered a form of freestyle skiing.

The winners were announced in two series. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge

The Austrian athletes shared the top three places on both days. They are:

The first series:

1st place: Bernhard Graf
2nd place: Douglas Crawford
3rd place: Ulrich Hochkogler

The second and final series:

1st Place: Tomas Harasser
2nd Place: Ulrich Hochkogler
3rd Place: Bernhard Graf

The results of the tournament have been posted on the International Ski Federation's (FIS) webpage. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Ski Cross is a sport which is included in the Winter Olympics, this is why it is important for Georgia to be hosting an international tournament for Olympic-level sports.

Today Bakuriani hosts the first FIS Race in Ski Cross. Ski Cross is now included in Winter Olympics, so it is very important that Georgia, as a country bidding to host the 26th Winter Olympic Games in 2030, is hosting an international tournament in Olympic-level sports. #FIS pic.twitter.com/vFjlVPJ9GC
— Mountain Resorts of Georgia (@GEOmountains) February 16, 2018

Having successfully accomplished the international tournament in Bakuriani, Georgia hopes to improve its image on the international level.

The Ski Cross tournament in Bakuriani was organised by the Georgian Ski Federation and Mountain Resort Development Company under the aegis of the FIS.

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