“Three, two, one… Go!” – Now the transformation into a fulltime racer is complete. You catapult yourself with a strong push out of the starting gate, just to be welcomed by some flowy snow waves. You pass the first waves as smooth as a professional and after you made it over the last one, the next challenge awaits you. A banked turn. Followed by another one. At full speed you rush towards the next snow waves. Your legs are starting to burn. Just one more banked turn. Now you can already see the finish. One last time you crouch down, take the last jump and pass the finish line. Slow down, take a deep breath. What does the time say? 35 seconds? Pretty good for the first try. Let´s get up to the start for another run!
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No matter if ski, snowboard, young, old, racer or a bunch of friends who wanted to know who´s the fastest of the group – everyone had a blast at the Funcross Race Obergurgl. A thoroughly mixed field of 65 racers in total have registered for the race and competed for victory. Most of them spent the whole day at the Funcross Obergurgl trying to undercut the best time. That way, the Funcross Obergurgl saw a total of about 500 runs between 10 am and 2 pm.
David Scheiber achieved the best time of all skiers. He rushed through the Funcross in unbelievable 26,72 seconds, leaving Serafin Fiegel and Hans Peter Wilding on the second and third place. The skiing women were fast as well and Anna Steiner made the first place with a time of 29.41 followed by Marie-Theres Riml und Stefanie Dörfler. The Under-14-Category was dominated by two siblings: Mikkel Nielsen won with 32.51 right before his seven-year-old sister Frieda. Ben Genz finished third, and was five tenths slower than Frieda.
The snowboarding Women had a really tight race. A lead of tiny six hundredths was saving Lana Behla’s victory. With a time of 35.76, she finished first before Anna Cordes and Francine Boer. The men’s category was dominated by Franz Lackner, who finished the race in 35 seconds and 48 hundredths, leaving Kai Keßlaus and Henning Riko behind. At the Under 14 Snowboard category, Ilya Koltsov had the best time with 37.09.
After the race was over, there were still some prizes to hand out. In total, prize money of 600€ and Goodie Bags filled by Funcross and Obergurgl-Hochgurgl waited to be handed out to all winners. The prize giving ceremony took place at the Zirben Alm, where all contestants also got one drink for free- The perfect ending for a cool day full of racing.
The Funcross Race Obergurgl was a great success! Without doubt an event, that creates appetite for more. Whoever wants to prepare him- or herself for the next race in the Funcross, can do that at the Funcross Obergurgl. There, you’ll find perfect conditions for a skiing day full of action and the lifts are running until the end of April. Current news about the Funcross can be found at the Website, the Facebook Page and the Instagram Account.