Livigno, Italy, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - Age just a number for veteran Olympic snowboard champion Karl

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2026-02-08

Veteran Austrian snowboard star Benjamin Karl said thoughts of retirement can wait after he retained his Olympic men's parallel giant slalom title before throwing himself half-naked onto the snow. The 40-year-old stripped to the waist and flopped to the ground after overcoming South Korea's Kim Sang-kyum in a thrilling final at Livigno Snow Park. Karl is now the most decorated snowboarder in Olympic history, with two gold medals, a silver and a b......

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