Olympic champion confesses:

“That shot my ego up a bit”

Olympic snowboard cross champion Alessandro "Izzi" Hämmerle talks about new fun, the gold medal at the 2025 World Championships in St. Moritz, why last season is the biggest motivation for him and the retirement of his brother Luca, who was no longer given a place in the ÖSV squad before this winter, in the big "Krone" interview.

Krone: Alessandro, last season the after-effects of the two concussions you suffered in the winter of 2022/23 were still very present. How are you feeling now?
Alessandro "Izzi" Hämmerle: Since I went on vacation to Indonesia in May, I've been doing really well and only rarely feel the after-effects. I still have to be careful in certain situations, such as extreme loads during strength training. However, these exercises didn't work at all last summer.