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Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl loses out on promised trip to Hawaii after earning bronze medal
Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl had extra incentive to win men's snowboard parallel giant slalom – a trip to Hawaii.
"The president of the Austrian Ski Federation said to me, 'If you win the Olympics, I will pay for you to go on holiday to Hawaii.'" Karl said.
[Photos: American snowboarder wins gold medals for Russia]
Sadly, Karl, who won silver in the Vancouver Games in 2010, finished as the bronze medalist on Saturday after beating Italy's Aaron March.
But Karl hasn’t lost hope. He’s making a plea for a consolation prize for adding to Austria’s 17 medals in Sochi.
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“Maybe he will give me a trip to Egypt,” he said.
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