In June 2010 the International Ski Federation (FIS) awarded the joint world championships to the Kreischberg delegation as part of its congress in Antalya (Turkey). This was the first organization to apply with the idea of holding a double World Cup. The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) is the organizer of the 2015 World Cup .
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organization
Due to the large number of competitions, the parallel races of the alpine snowboarders (PGS and PSL) took place in the Lachtal . The Big Air Contest was also organized for women for the first time.
More than 1,000 participants from around 60 nations were expected in the Murtal during this period.
World Cup program
There will be a total of 24 medal decisions, 12 of them in freestyle skiing and 12 in snowboarding, in the following disciplines.
22nd January 2015: Snowboard PSL (Lachtal) or ski halfpipe
23 January 2015: Snowboard PGS (Lachtal)
January 24, 2015: Big Air
January 25, 2015: Skicross
Results
Women
Snowboard cross
30 women from 14 countries took part in the women's snowboard cross. The best 16 reached the quarter-finals. The first two of the four quarter-finals reached the semi-finals and the best in each case reached the Big Final . The semi-finalists who did not reach the final started in the small final for places 5 to 8.
31 athletes from 19 countries took part in the women's slopestyle competition. They initially competed in two runs in two groups. The two best-timers in each group went straight to the final. The athletes in places 3 to 5 made it to the semi-finals, where the two best also qualified for the final. In the final, the Hungarian Anna Gyarmati, who was injured because of a fall while warming up, did not compete, so the medals and places were determined in two races without her.
43 women from 19 nations competed in this competition. In a first qualification, the field of participants was reduced to 32. The respective race winners reached the eighth, quarter and semi-finals in direct elimination. The losers in the semi-finals competed for the bronze medal in the small final , while the winners fought for the gold medal in the big final .
43 women from 19 nations competed in this competition. In a first qualification, the field of participants was reduced to 32. The respective race winners reached the eighth, quarter and semi-finals in direct elimination. The losers in the semi-finals competed for the bronze medal in the small final , while the winners fought for the gold medal in the big final .
For the men's cross competition, 52 starters had registered, of which 51 competed. 32 of them reached the last sixteen with qualification. The first two of each run made it to the next lap. 16 crossers made it to the quarterfinals. The best eight reached the pre-finals. The first and second placed of the two rounds reached the big final for the medals, the others the small final for the places 5 to 8.
49 snowboarders from 19 countries took part in the men's slopestyle competition. They initially competed in two runs in two groups. The four best-timers in each group went straight to the final. The athletes in places 5 to 8 made it to the semifinals, where two of them made it to the final. The medals and places were awarded in two races.
52 men from 19 nations competed in this competition. In a first qualification, the field of participants was reduced to 32. The respective race winners reached the eighth, quarter and semi-finals in direct elimination. The losers in the semi-finals competed for the bronze medal in the small final , while the winners battled for the gold medal in the big final .
47 starters from 18 countries competed in the men's Big Air. The participants were divided into two groups, of which only the five best were qualified for the final run. Here it came about that the Austrian Philipp Kundratitz could not qualify, although as sixth in his group he scored more points with his two runs than two qualified in the other group in their better run.