Obmann and Schoeffmann win team event as World Cup season wraps up in Berchtesgaden

Meanwhile, in a reversal of the drama seen on Saturday in the individual events, the overall mixed team title was decided in the first knockout round on Sunday after those battling for the big globe failed to progress.

Daniela Ulbing and Andreas Prommegger of Austria 2 were the triumphant pairing despite scratching Sunday’s race due to Ulbing’s wrist injury, which saw her unable to take part in the individual races on Saturday. Prommegger raced Dylan Udolf in the first leg, coming out ahead of the USA 2 rider by 0.73s, but Ulbing pulled out after just one turn on the second leg leaving Alexa Bullis to cross the line first to progress. The Americans lost out to Bormolini and Daffont in the next round, while Ulbing and Prommegger had to wait to see what happened next to see if they would claim the overall mixed team crown.

They didn’t have to wait long.

Ladina Jenny and Gian Casanova of Switzerland 2 would have to beat Coratti and Dalmasso of Italy 1 if they were to have any chance of making up the 44-point deficit on Ulbing and Prommegger. However, a slow start by Casanova left too much for Jenny to do, and Dalmasso crossed the line 1.32s ahead of the Swiss, to leave the duo – who had won the first mixed team event in Bad Gastein, Austria in January – second in the overall mixed team standings.

Bormolini and Caffont’s result in Berchtesgaden meant the pair finished the season in third place overall.

“Today was a special day for me.” said Ulbing. “I just could start and not really race and fight with Andi for the globe and so I’m happy and really relieved that it worked out because after the last month, especially before the world championship after I broke my hand and got a medal, it was a real rollercoaster, and hurting myself again… so yes I’m happy about it for Andi.”

“The whole season was fantastic for me,” said Prommegger. “I came home from the world champs as a world champion and vice world champion and that’s the most important thing in a season with a big event. At the end of the season it was tough. I had chances to win nearly all crystal globes and the last days were pretty tough for me from the mental side because I lost two globes that were really close, within a few hundredths of a second. And now the last day, winning the crystal globe again, with Dani Ulbing, it’s a perfect end to the season.”

And so a dramatic season of alpine snowboarding concludes with riders rounding out 2022/23 and no doubt looking forward to a rest… always with half an eye on next season, too no doubt.