Swiss ski team causes excitement: silver despite Austrian taunts!

Swiss ski team causes excitement: silver despite Austrian taunts!

Saalbach, Österreich - The skiing world championship in Saalbach started with an exciting team event in which the Swiss team won the silver medal. Gold went to the strongly playing Italians who secured first place while Sweden won bronze. The Confederates had to painfully recognize in the final that they were subject to the Italian team. Despite great efforts, Thomas Tumler, who had to compete in the crucial heat, could not triumph and brought Italy 2-2, which led to the victory of the Italians due to the faster times. Previously, however, the Swiss had shown a remarkable performance by moving into the final round as a best classified team after winning against Germany in an exciting preliminary round, such as SRF.CH reported.

dispute over Austrian assessment

While the Swiss can be satisfied with their brilliant performance, an unexpected assessment from Austrian media causes explosive. After the competition, Thomas Tumler expressed that a statement by ORF about the Swiss B occupation in the men's races was a special motivation for Switzerland. This had not escaped the Austrian team, and the criticism was keen: the former Swiss departure star Beat Feuz, who is now an expert in Swiss Radio (SRF), described the assessment as "cheek". Feuz made it clear that he was upset by Austria's sports reporting from the downgrading of the Swiss team, especially because players like Tumler had a World Cup victory this season, while the Austrians could hardly celebrate success in this area, reported Vol.at .

While the discussion about the assessments of the teams during the World Cup continues, the athletes are facing further competitions. In the coming days, further medal decisions will be scheduled for men and women, and expectations are high, especially for the Austrian team who wants to show a reaction after disappointing departure in the team event.