GRASS SKI. Bright sun and boiling heat met the Grass Skiing World Cup racers in Rettenbach (AUT) last weekend (July 9-10, 2011). To the great joy of the local fans, Austrian Michael Stocker won the slalom ahead of the Italian Fausto Cerentin and Jan Gardavsky of the Czech Republic. In the ladies race, Zuzanna Gardavska (CZE) prevailed ahead of Anna-Lena Büdenbender (GER) and the ever-green Ingrid Hirschhofer, of Austria.

Stark: Michael Stocker gewann den Slalom vor dem Italiener Fausto Cerentin und dem Tschechen Jan Gardavsky. (Foto: Bertie Unger / ÖSV)

Ingrid Hirschhofer landete im Slalom auf dem Stockerl. (Foto: Bertie Unger  / ÖSV)

"It is always nice to win at home with friends and family in attendance. A World Cup win in Rettenbach means a lot to me, and can only be beaten by a World Championship title," commented Michael Stocker. "I am happy with my form and will try to maintain it, train hard and we will see if the title is possible at the end of August, early September when the World Championships take place in Goldingen (SUI)."

FIS news
July 13, 2011