History was made on Sunday at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. In an amazing men’s parallel giant slalom snowboarding competition, Benjamin Karl of Saint Polten, Austria made Olympic history by becoming the oldest Winter Olympian of
Who says you can't win Olympic gold at 40? Austrian Benjamin Karl's victory in the men's Alpine snowboarding parallel giant slalom (PGS) made him the oldest individual champion in the history of the Winter Games.
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Karl, 40, trailed South Korea's Kim Sang-kyum through much of the final, but raced downhill and capitalized on a late mistake to finish 0.19 seconds ahead to win gold. Bulgaria's Tervel Zamfirov won bronze in the event.
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Austria's Benjamin Karl successfully defended his Olympic title in parallel giant slalom. See the moment in the video player above.Can't see the video? App users click hereHe became the oldest individual gold medalist in Winter Olympic history at 40 years and 115 days,