Snowboarder Zuzana Maděrová comes second in parallel giant slalom

Czech snowboarder Zuzana Maděrová came second in the parallel giant slalom in Simonhöhe, Austria, and reached the World Cup podium for the first time in her career. The 20-year-old Czech was defeated in the final by Austria’s Sabine Schöffmann.

Maděrová's best result in the elite series so far this season was a fourth-place finish in the giant slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo in December and in the slalom in Pamporovo, Bulgaria, last weekend.