Emma Aicher surprises with the first World Cup podium-the competition trembles!

Emma Aicher surprises with the first World Cup podium-the competition trembles!

In the ski circus, a new star has risen! Emma Aicher, the 21-year-old talent from Germany, finally made the leap to the Stockerl with her second place on the departure in Kvitfjell. After a fast -paced ride, she was only 0.15 seconds for the day winner Cornelia Hütter. The ex-ski racer Viktoria Rebensburg praised Aicher's cool line during the race in Eurosport: "She drove her line very calmly". Aicher himself was radiant after the race and could hardly believe her luck: "It is a dream, you work towards that all the time," she said in the ZDF interview after finally finding herself on the podium. According to head coach Andreas Puelacher, she could become a "rocket", which would not be surprising after her constant development this season, as krone.at reported.

The departure races in Wengen have had their own highlights in the past few days. The Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Aamodt triumphed twice in the 93rd Lauberhorn races after previously winning the Super-G. With a time of 1: 43.14 minutes in the departure, Kilde was unable to beat and successfully defended his previous year's victory. Marco Odermatt from Switzerland followed in second place, while the Italian Mattia Casse took third place. The Austrian Marco Schwarz, who contested his first downhill race in the World Cup series, also impressed with a solid sixth place. "I would never have expected it," admitted Schwarz, who was only 28 hundredths of a second separated from the podium. According to Sn.at it was a race full of thrills and several athletes struggled with challenges, which made the entire event even more exciting.

The appearances of the athletes in Kvitfjell and Wengen show the high competition and the extraordinary talent that is boiling in the ski scene. The speed could improve among the Austrians, who did not optimally cut off in Wengen, while kingdoms and Aicher managed to present themselves in the spotlight. "Tomorrow the next highlight is already on the program," Schwarz optimistically announced the next challenge.