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Austrian Snowboard Pioneer Alexandra Krings Dies at 51

Tributes highlight her role in Austria’s 1990s snowboarding boom.

Overview

  • Austrian Sports State Secretary Michaela Schmidt offered condolences and hailed Krings as a pioneer of the sport.
  • Media reports say she died after a serious illness, with the precise cause and timing not disclosed.
  • Krings made 108 World Cup starts with multiple podiums, including a victory in Japan in 1996.
  • She finished third overall in the 1994/95 Giant Slalom World Cup and competed for the last time in 1999 in Olang.
  • The Salzburg native was part of a celebrated snowboarding trio with her sisters Heidi and Doresia and was married to biathlon Olympic champion Peter Angerer, leaving a son.