Ski World Cup in Val Gardena: Who wins the legendary Saslong descent?

Ski World Cup in Val Gardena: Who wins the legendary Saslong descent?

in Val Gardena, where the World Cup races of the ski leavers take place, there was a gripping race today, in which the athletes gave everything. The Swiss Marco Odermatt secured its 40th World Cup victory and crowned his outstanding ride on first place. "It was the perfect race for me," said Odermatt in the ORF interview about his triumph. Styrian Andreas Eichberger only scrambled past the podium by 0.06 seconds and took fourth place, which underlines his strong shape this season. With start number 56 Eichberger knew how to assert himself skillfully in the race, as vienna.at . Other athletes such as the Slovenian Martin Cater and Romed Baumann from Germany also performed strong performance and ended up in the top ten.

dramatic competition on the Saslong

The Saslong descent, known for its challenging sections, was in the best condition today. At temperatures between -6 ° C and -1 ° C and almost windless conditions, the slope was fast and left no excuses for the athletes. The Super-G on Friday already gave a reference to the powerful competition-Mattia Casse from Italy triumphed in the discipline and goes into the descent with a lot of confidence. According to Skiweltcup.tv are other prospects for exciting races: The Canadian James are Crawford and the Confederation Justin Murisier have also shown high ambitions.

The route is not only long, but also has technically demanding passages, including the notorious camel hump. They demand the highest concentration from the drivers to the last second, since each tenth of a second can be decisive. As clear as the leading athletes of the departure were, the rousing racing format and the close performance density continue to promise high tension and unpredictable twists in this exciting season of the ski World Cup.