Ski World Championships in Saalbach: Who will win a medal? All information about the home World Cup!

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The 2025 World Ski Championships in Saalbach starts on February 4th. Find out everything about the schedule, athletes and medal favorites.

Ski World Championships in Saalbach: Who will win a medal? All information about the home World Cup!

The excitement is rising: On February 4, 2025, the Alpine Ski World Championships begin in Saalbach-Hinterglemm with the first downhill training for women. This premiere makes fans' hearts beat faster because five Austrian athletes, including Ricarda Haaser and Conny Hütter, want to hunt for medals at the home World Championships. However, only four of them are allowed to start in the downhill on Saturday, which further heats up the competition within the team. Loud Laola1 The exciting day begins at 3:15 p.m. with the team competition in parallel format, which heralds the race for the first medals.

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The 48th World Ski Championships will be held in charming Saalbach-Hinterglemm, which hosted a world championship in 1991. With seating for up to 15,000 spectators, the stadium on the Zwölferkogel offers the best view of the events. The competitions last until February 16th, when the final race for precious metal will decide who will win. In addition to the traditional downhill, new types of events such as the team combination – a mixture of downhill and slalom – are on the program, with two athletes per nation competing. This variety of competitions ensures that there is something for every taste, and the entire field of drivers, which also includes twelve young German talents, brings a lot of excitement with it Sports show reported.

The list of favorites is peppered with well-known names: Marco Odermatt from Switzerland is aiming for several gold medals, while the German association is relying on talents like Lena Dürr and Linus Straßer to cause a surprise in the slalom. The athletes start the decisive phase of the World Championships on Tuesday, and the anticipation of exciting competitions could not be greater. The first decisions will be followed live on Erste and sportschau.de, and the tension has already risen to a boiling point.