Pole wins snowboarding World Cup

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Oskar Kwiatkowski won the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Scuol, Switzerland, on Saturday.

It is the first win of the 26-year-old Pole in the elite tournament. Before the Saturday event, Kwiatkowski's greatest achievement was second place in Rogla, Slovenia, last year and also a second rank in Scuol five years ago.