Ski World Cup 2025: Austria reaches for the team title in Saalbach!

Ski World Cup 2025: Austria reaches for the team title in Saalbach!

On February 3, 2025, the World Ski Championships in Saalbach/Hinterglemm will be ceremoniously opened with a spectacular team competition. The competition, which was almost dropped from the World Championships programme, is now receiving an unexpected boost by being staged as part of the opening ceremony. The competition starts on Tuesday at 3:15 p.m., like laola1.at reported. Austria, seeded number 2, receives a bye in the first round and is eagerly awaiting the quarter-finals, where they will face the winner between Sweden and the Czech Republic. The Swedish team is strong, while the Czech Republic is considered a clear outsider.

The lineup from Austria and the competition

Austria is represented by the talented athletes Stephanie Brunner, Julia Scheib and Katharinarupp as well as the athletes Stefan Brennsteiner, Fabio Gstrein and Dominik Raschner. In the quarterfinals, the winner of the game against Sweden or the Czech Republic could face another strong team: either Italy or Ukraine, or France against Great Britain. Switzerland, which is highly seeded, also only appears in the quarter-finals, and this without their top stars kicker.ch reported.

At the World Cup, the USA is the defending champion with a strong team that will compete this season with Katie Hensien, Paula Moltzan and Nina O'Brien as well as Isaiah Nelson and River Radamus. The excitement is rising as the participating countries will fight for the title in a variety of duels, making the team competition a highlight of the World Ski Championships.