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Winter Olympics: Swiss snowboarder wins men’s PGS gold
Pyeongchang (South Korea), Feb 24 (IANS) Nevin Galmarini of Switzerland pocketed the men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom gold medal at PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Galmarini, silver medallist four years ago in Sochi, improved his standing on the podium as he overcame home favourite Lee Sangho by 0.43 seconds in the big final, reports Xinhua news agency.
“I can’t describe it. I’m also a little bit empty, I don’t know. It’s awesome,” said Galmarini.
Galmarini followed in the footsteps of Philipp Schoch (Salt Lake City 2002 and Torino 2006) in winning this event for Switzerland at the Winter Olympic Games. No other National Olympic Committee has won this event twice at the Winter Games.
“The silver (at Sochi 2014) was already like gold. For me it was an incredible day back then in Sochi and today. I’m still trying to realize it,” Galmarini added.
Switzerland claimed its first snowboard medal at PyeongChang 2018 and its 13th in total at the Winter Olympic Games.
Zan Kosir of Slovenia, winner in the small final by a margin of 1.49 seconds, took away the bronze.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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