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Benjamin Karl reverses retirement and resumes snowboard career

From Der Standard · () German

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  • Two-time Olympic champion Benjamin Karl will continue his career as an alpine snowboarder, the Austrian Ski Federation announced.
  • Karl initially retired from winter sports in March after winning Olympic gold in parallel giant slalom in 2022 and 2026, ending plans to pursue cycling at the Olympics.

Two-time Olympic champion Benjamin Karl is returning to alpine snowboarding less than six months after announcing his retirement from the sport.

The Austrian Ski Federation said Tuesday that Karl would continue his career. He initially stepped away from winter sports in March and had planned to pursue cycling at the Olympic Games.

Karl won Olympic gold in parallel giant slalom at both the 2022 and 2026 Games. After his victory in Livigno, he revealed that his celebration had been planned well in advance.

He later reconsidered his retirement after a summer in which he said "some things happened" and said he had learned to appreciate his sport again.

some things happened

— Benjamin KarlKarl used the phrase when explaining the summer that led him to reconsider his retirement.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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