Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships close with big air showcase
The Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships closed in Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani on Saturday. Photo: Mountain Trails Agency
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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.
The International Ski Federation celebrated the event as a “triumphant freeski big air finals”, while also marking the overall occasion as “hugely successful” that had “closed out on the highest of highs”.
With the conclusion of the competition, Georgia handed over the Host Country flag to Switzerland.
In the event, Bakuriani hosted about 700 athletes from 42 countries competing in 30 categories between February 19 and March 5, with the Championships broadcasted to more than 175 million people.
Michel Vion, the Secretary General of FIS, praised the Championships in Bakuriani as the “best tournament” held with “very good outcome”, adding Georgia had “everything” needed to become a winter sports destination.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Johan Eliasch, the President of the International Ski Federation on Saturday discussed the ongoing Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships, hosted in Georgia’s winter resort town of Bakuriani.
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.
Brad Jay, a professional sports commentator and announcer at Eurosport, on Thursday expressed his gratitude toward the Georgian Mountain Trails Agency for the “amazing job” done in the country’s winter resort town of Bakuriani, which has been hosting the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.
Georgia’s popular ski resorts of Bakuriani and Gudauri have been marked as permanent hosts in the competition calendar of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, enabling the destinations to host stages of World Cup events running under the body annually. The Mountain Trails Agency of Georgia on Wednesday said the two locations would be among 11 resorts around the world hosting 19 events of the 2023-2024 FIS Ski Cross World Cup calendar.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said ₾100 million ($38.39mln) would be spent on hosting the 2025 Winter Youth Olympic Games in capital Tbilisi and the winter resort town of Bakuriani.
Training and educational bases operating in all four seasons will be launched in north-west Georgia’s mountainous Svaneti region after the country’s Mountain Trails Agency and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation signed a deal for the project on Thursday.
Georgia’s popular resort of Gudauri will host winter enthusiasts with two new ropeway systems during the coming winter season, the Ministry of Economy said on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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.