Drama at the giant slalom: troops behind - points in slalom?

Drama at the giant slalom: troops behind - points in slalom?

At the women's World Cup in the giant slalom in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, it will be exciting! While Federica Brignone from Italy takes the lead in the first round with a strong performance, the Austrians are under pressure. Brignone takes a 0.67 second lead ahead of Alice Robinson from New Zealand and 1.24 seconds ahead of Paula Moltzan from the USA. But the domestic athletes have a hard time and fight with considerable residues. Katharina Treuppe, who was able to qualify in the short-term replacement for the injured Ricarda Haaser, landed in 34th place with 5.77 seconds when she tried to qualify for the top 30, as krone.at reported.

Austria's ski ladies under pressure

The Austrians had not much to report in this competition. So Julia Scheib is the best starter in the 10th place with a gap of 2.50 seconds. Katharina Liensberger follows the 12th place with 2.93 seconds, while Stephanie Brunner lags behind 4.46 seconds. After her run, troops showed realistic and said: "You knew that I didn't ride for medals. I am not even part of the outsider circle." Nevertheless, she sees the advantage in the second round for her career and hopes to absorb the mood. The slope gave her and the other athletes a lot to fight, as they all confirm, and they agreed that nothing could be given under these conditions, reported Kleinezeitung.at .

Brignone, on the other hand, is optimistic and explained that your time advantage in the second round could be an advantage because the slope does not get better. "I love the snow, it is very hard under his feet, the salt looks good," says the Italian. While the Austrians hope for better performance in the second round, the mood between nervousness and determination is tense. The motto, according to head coach Roland Assinger: "We need a Scheib run 2.0, then a lot is still possible." It remains to be seen whether the Austrian ski women can still tear around the rudder!