Andrey Sobolev

Zreče – Slovenia’s veteran snowboarder Žan Košir won the Snowboard World Cup parallel giant slalom event on Rogla on Saturday only days after a disappointing performance by the home favourites at the World Championships at the same venue.

In the finals, the 36-year old beat Russia’s Andrey Sobolev, who won bronze at the Championships here on Monday.

The 28-year-old beat Russia's Andrey Sobolev in the final for what is his third career World Cup win.

Mastnak also won this season's opening race and took silver at the World Championships in Park City in early February.

Third place in Secret Garden went to Stefan Baumeister from Germany.