First joy for Feurstein: Surprising podium in the Super-G!

First joy for Feurstein: Surprising podium in the Super-G!

The 23-year-old Luki Feurstein caused a sensation on Saturday at his premiere at the "Birds of Prey" in Beaver Creek by sensational third place in the Super-G. "You work towards this," cheered the Vorarlberger, who was never better than sixth in a World Cup race. "It is a childhood dream that comes true," said Feurstein, visibly overwhelmed by his success. With a time of only 47 hundredths of seconds behind the winner Marco Odermatt, Feurstein was able to prevail against strong competition and thus celebrated the first podium for the Austrian gentlemen this season, as krone.at reported.

Marco Odermatt from Switzerland dominated the race and celebrated its 38th World Cup victory. "It is the most technical route throughout the year - you have to step on the gas, but also go smart," said the Swiss, who won the race with an impressive performance. Feurstein noticed that the route was very demanding and that it felt comfortable when it became challenging. Teammate Vincent Kriechmayr, who took sixth place, was hardly satisfied with his performance: "I just didn't drive well, not at the limit, far too passive," he complained and was dissatisfied with his result. Despite this disappointment, other Austrian drivers such as Daniel Danklmaier and the young Stefan Eichberger have positioned themselves in the top 15, while Raphael Haaser and Stefan Babinsky left, reported OE24.at .