Kim Sang-gyeom (High1) ranked 7th in the men’s parallel giant slalom at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup.Sang-gyeom Kim ranked 7th out of 58 athletes in the 2023-2024 FIS Snowboard World Cup Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy on the 17th (Korean time).Kim Sang-gyeom, who advanced to the finals in 12th place in the preliminary round, defeated Fabian Obmann (Austria), 5th in the preliminary round, by 0.16 seconds in the round of 16 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
However, in the quarterfinals, he lost to Karl Benjamin (Austria), who finished fourth in the preliminary round, by 0.39 seconds. Lee Sang-ho (Nexen), who also participated, advanced to the round of 16 in 9th place in the preliminary round, but lost to Maurizio Bormolini (Italy), 8th in the round of 16, by 0.06 seconds and finished 11th in the final ranking.The winner was Benjamin, who defeated Kim Sang-gyeom in the quarterfinals.In the season opening match held in Carezza, Italy two days ago, Lee Sang-ho ranked 9th and Kim Sang-gyeom ranked 16th.Bormolini, who defeated Lee Sang-ho in the round of 16 of this tournament, was the opening match champion.The third competition of the Snowboard Alpine World Cup will be held in Davos, 스포츠토토존 Switzerland on the 23rd.