Franziska Gritsch: Ski World Cup fights and personal challenges

a difficult season for Gritsch

Despite carefully planned training methods and the support of her small team, which she manages herself, Gritsch does not motivate Gritsch. "I want more and expect more from myself," she emphasizes. A change of ski from Head to Blizzard has brought additional challenges for her: "I am currently missing the self -evident and free skiing." These difficulties could have serious effects on their chances of recommending themselves in the Austrian selection for the home World Cup in Saalbach, as the NÖN reports, where Gritsch could only take the 12th place in the giant slalom, in an event that was more dominated by the American Mikaela Shiffrin and her seventh gold.

Mikaela Shiffrin shone at the World Championships in Méribel and secured her already seventh title in this discipline. The Austrian women, on the other hand, had to deal with the results, Gritsch was the best ÖSV driver with her twelfth place, but not to be compared to the performance of her American rival, which is constantly under pressure. After her victory, Shiffrin said that it was very rare to win a title today, which illustrates the strength of her success. Gritsch's performance is not only under her own, but also under the enlarged pressure of the competition, by having to measure itself with such legendary athletes.