Houser ran snowboard snowboarding in Reiteralm, finishing 11th

On the slope, where he premiered at the World Championships last year, the 25-year-old Houser won the eight-final race. In the quarterfinals, however, he did not reach the promotion position, he finished third. Another Czech racer, Matouš Koudelka, finished 41st in Thursday’s qualifying and did not make the elimination races.

“I finally managed to reach the finish line in the first race without falling, I take that as a great success. This is my maximum this year and I hope that it will continue in the same way next season, “Houser said in a press release.

“For Radek, this race is a huge satisfaction after the Olympics, where he was not allowed to start in the name of anti-civic measures, because his results in recent races have previously shown that he is in great shape. significantly the best result of the boys this season, Radek’s life result and a huge promise before the next season, “said national team coach Marek Jelínek.

Houser currently holds the battalion of the decimated Czech snowboard cross team. Her star Samková ended the season after the December leg fracture, Jan Kubičík split his tibia at the ankle during training at the Beijing Olympics and Vendula Hopjáková broke her wrist in China in the fall in the round of 16. Houser himself could not start the games due to coronavirus.

Kubikík’s maximum in the World Championships is also eleventh. Twice, the snowboard snowboard race of the World Championships had a Czech winner, in 2006 and 2009 Michal Novotný triumphed.