Bakuriani to host Moguls World Cup competition on Friday and Saturday
The Ministry of Economy of Georgia said 90 athletes from 16 countries would participate in the competition. Photo: Ministry of Economy
Tweet 
Share
Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani will host the fourth Moguls World Cup competition of the 2023-2024 season of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation at the Kokhta Mount track between Friday and Saturday.
With three stops and five competitions already completed, the excitement escalates with the addition of moguls and dual moguls contests [...] in Georgia, marking the official commencement of the winter season in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains”, the FIS said.
The Federation said the events on Friday would start at 9:30am with the women’s qualifiers, followed by the men’s qualifiers at 11:15am and culminating in the finals at 1:30pm.
Saturday will follow a similar format, starting with preliminary rounds at 11am and finals once again at 1:30pm.
The Ministry of Economy of Georgia said 90 athletes from 16 countries would participate in the competition.
Irakli Burchuladze, the Director of the Mountain Trails Agency of Georgia, said the country had occupied a “dignified place on the world map of winter tourism” after “successfully” hosting the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships.
During the 2024 winter season the stages of the World Cup will be hosted in the Georgian resort of Gudauri for snowboard cross between February 3-4, before the ski cross event is run in Bakuriani between February 10-11.
The Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships closed in Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani on Saturday with Tess Ledeux of France and the Troy Podmilsak of the United States earning the final gold medals in the big air showcase.
Michel Vion, the Secretary General of the International Ski Federation, on Saturday praised the ongoing Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani as the “best tournament” held with “very good outcome” and stressed Georgia had everything to become a winter sports destination.
Johan Eliasch, the President of the International Ski Federation, on Saturday said Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani had “a lot of potential” to host “more events” as part of the World Championships and praised the quality of ski slopes and snow in the resort.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Wednesday said the country’s popular ski resort of Gudauri would welcome visitors with new infrastructure worth ₾70 million ($26mln), in comments officially launching winter season in the resort.
Andrea Rinaldi, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Freestyle Moguls and Aerials Race Director, on Thursday said Georgia had carried out a significant work for hosting the fourth World Cup competition of the 2023-2024 season in the ski resort of Bakuriani.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said the task of the Government was to “eradicate poverty” across the country.
The fourth Moguls World Cup competition of the 2023-2024 season of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has kicked off at the Kokhta Mount track of Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani.
Giorgi Ramishvili, the Founder and former President of the Georgian Ski Federation, on Saturday said hosting the fourth Moguls World Cup competition of the 2023-2024 season of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation in Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani was “a great achievement” for the country.