Drama on the sprint race: ÖSV star Moser crashes after collapsing!

Drama on the sprint race: ÖSV star Moser crashes after collapsing!

At the Nordic World Cup in Trondheim there was a bitter disappointment for the Austrian cross -country skier Benjamin Moser. Moser fell in a tension-charged quarter-finals of the skating sprint when Norwegian competitor Matz William Jenssen stepped on his ski. Moser was promising in second position and had the chance to move into the next round, but the mishap happened at the apex of a curve.

Jenssen, who criticized the situation, blamed Moser for the collision: "He takes a long step and I get on his ski," said Jenssen in an ORF interview. Moser, on the other hand, countered that he was clearly at the top when Jenssen hit him. "I was clearly ahead and he got up," said Moser, who broke off a comment so as not to overreact on TV. The early end in the competition was extremely bitter for the Tyrolean Moser, since the final was his big goal, as he admitted.

a competition full of hopes

The disappointment was not only personal, but also a setback for the entire Austrian team. Moser had qualified in qualification as the best Austrian, but was stopped in the quarter -finals when Jensen fell unhappily on him. Other alpine athletes such as Michael Föttinger and Lukas Mrkonjic were also unable to convince and failed due to the qualification. Only the Lower Austrian Magdalena Scherz initially made it into the top 30, but also divided in her quarter -finals.
This incident was the second setback for the Austrian team within a short time at this World Cup, which the mood and the chances of medals cloud a lot, as the Kleine Zeitung reported.