Austria's Karl wins men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at 2026 Winter Olympics

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Austria's Benjamin Karl won the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday, while host nation Italy - led by seven-time Olympian Roland Fischnaller - fell short of the podium.

The final featured 40-year-old Karl against South Korea's Kim Sang-kyum, three years his junior. Karl secured victory by a margin of 0.19 seconds. Bulgaria's Tervel Zamfiro