'Cabbage Boy' Lee Sang-ho, the first Korean to win the World Cup '5 wins' milestone... I won the last contest

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"Cabbage Boy" Lee Sang-ho (Nexen) won the gold medal on the final World Cup stage of this season and made a splendid finale.

Lee Sang-ho beat Christophe Karner (Austria) in the men's parallel rotation final of the "2025-2026 International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Alpine World Cup" held in Winterberg, Germany on the 21st (local time).

With this, Lee Sang-ho became the first Korean snowboarder to win five FIS World Cup titles. It is the most winning record by a South Korean player ever, surpassing Choi Ga-on (Sehwa Girls' High School, 4 wins), the half-pipe gold medalist at the Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics.

Lee Sang-ho's report card this season is spectacular. After winning the Slovenian competition in January and finishing second at the Polish competition in February, he won the final gold medal, winning two gold medals and one silver medal for the season. In particular, Vinterberg, who won the championship, is a place with deep ties that won the World Cup in March 2024.

Lee Sang-ho, who passed the preliminary round (1:10.76), had an outspoken race in the tournament. He defeated Coty Winters of the U.S. by 0.56 seconds in the round of 16, Ole Mikel Frantle of Germany by 1.05 seconds in the round of 8, and Alexander Fire of Austria by 0.55 seconds in the round of 4. In the final, the opponent Karner failed to complete the race and secured the gold medal with ease.

After the game, Lee Sang-ho said on his personal social media (SNS), "We did our best to meet expectations, but it is a season that leaves a lot of regrets," but added, "With the support of the fans, we were able to achieve a successful ending even in a difficult environment."

Meanwhile, Kim Sang-gyeom (High1), the silver medalist in the men's parallel competition at the Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Olympics, did not participate in the final match.

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