Austria's skier in the World Cup fight: Schladming as the last chance!

Austria's skier in the World Cup fight: Schladming as the last chance!

In the exciting competition for the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen triumphed and celebrated his first victory in this discipline for three years. With his outstanding performance, he referred the competition to the places. The best ÖSV drivers also showed strong performances, including world champion Raphael Haaser, who achieved the best World Cup placement of his career in this competition with his eighth place. Markus Brennsteiner, who missed the podium only by 16 hundredths, was disappointed: "The fourth place does not really satisfy me," he said after the race, which was shaped by intensive fights for the medals. Manuel Feller, who was ninth in the meantime, also had to end the race early after a slip, while Patrick Feurstein took 17th place and his cousin Lukas Feurstein won the 21st place in the second run, like vienna.at reported.

Last chance of World Cup tickets in Schladming

The next big challenge is already at the door for the Austrian SkiTeam. The giant slalom in Schladming will be a decisive competition for the World Cup qualification on Tuesday. Here, in particular, Manuel Feller and Lukas Feurstein have to give everything to secure a place for the World Cup in Saalbach. Feller hits great pressure after only achieving the 15th place this season and said: "It has to fit together". His cousin Lukas, on the other hand, is faced with a handicap, since after a shear edition he had no way to train in the giant slalom, but is still optimistic. Fixed starter such as Patrick Feurstein and Stefan Brennsteiner, on the other hand, can look forward to their participation. The mood in the team is tense, while internationally the Swiss Marco Odermatt is the favorite and Norwegian Lucas Braathen hopes for the first World Cup victory for Brazil, as oe24.at reported.