Eichberger cheers: WM ticket secured for the departure in Saalbach!

Eichberger cheers: WM ticket secured for the departure in Saalbach!

Stefan Eichberger caused a sensation at the upcoming World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm by securing the last ticket for the World Cup departure on Sunday with an impressive performance. The 24-year-old, who shone in the last training session, scored a time of 1: 41.49 and placed in second place with only 43 hundredths behind, together with the Swiss Franjo of Allmen. Ryan Cochran-Siegle from the USA was the fastest in training, while Daniel Hemetsberger and Stefan Babinsky also performed excellently and classified themselves in the top 10. Otmar Striedinger and Raphael Haaser, who ended up in places 13 and 15, lost the competition for the fourth ticket, like laola1.at reported.

Eichberger celebrated his starting place with an emotional cheering gesture and spoke of a "madness" to finally be able to compete at his home World Cup. "I am currently living my dream," he visibly said happily about the qualification. However, his team -mate Vincent Kriechmayr, who showed a strong performance in training, decided to do without the second training session to take care of his knee after an intensive training day. His focus is now on the upcoming Super-G on Friday, although his racing starts are not at risk, Kurier.at Fest.