“You can’t always have a good day,” reacted Arnaud Gaudet after the World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria. On Sunday, the Quebecer ranked 25e after having two difficult runs in qualifying, which prevented him from reaching the elimination rounds of the parallel slalom.
Already, the snowboarder from Montcalm did not even expect to make a second run during qualifying.
“I made two big mistakes which cost me a lot of time and I miraculously passed for the second run, he told Sportcom. My second run was better, but I had misery downstairs pitch. I was also on the blue course which was slower and I was not able to catch up. »
The conditions were also not optimal, according to the principal concerned. The track not having been swept, the competitors had to set off by negotiating the holes that had formed the day before.
The Italian Maurizio Bormolini emerged victorious in the final where he was opposed to the Austrian Arvid Auner. He thus signed his second victory of the season after that obtained in Bad Gastein and took the lead in the World Cup standings.
The German Stefan Baumeister completed the podium.
Disappointed with his performance the day after an 11e place, Arnaud Gaudet will return to Canada in anticipation of the Blue Mountain World Cup, which will take place this week in Ontario. A parallel slalom will be presented on Thursday followed by a team event on Friday.