Goldrausch in Saalbach: Austria rides the first win at Ski World Cup!

Goldrausch in Saalbach: Austria rides the first win at Ski World Cup!

Saalbach, Österreich - The Alpine World Ski Championships 2025 in Saalbach have caused a sensation with a spectacular start! On February 6, the Austrian skier Venier conquered the gold medal in the women's super-G, which made ORF the number of spectators skyrocketing: Up to 811,000 spectators pursued the highly expected race, while the market share was 67 percent. These have been the best values ​​since the World Championships in St. Moritz 2017, which further increases the anticipation for the upcoming competitions, as ots.at reported.

An exciting World Cup weekend is just around the corner, with the descent of the women and men, which take place on February 8th and 9th. ORF 1 delivers comprehensive live reporting to all ski fans, starting with the men's training on the departure on February 8th at 9:15 a.m. Commentators such as Armin Assinger and Oliver Polzer bring the audience up close to the slopes with graphics and analyzes, while Nici Schmidhofer gives exciting insights directly from the route. The women's descent starts from 10:30 a.m., which is also broadcast live. After the races, the "WM Studio" will complete the action with analyzes and interviews, which offers the audience an exclusive view of the events around the medal award, so tv.orf.at .

For those who cannot sit in front of the television, ORF offers an extensive multimedia package that includes streams, live tickers and exciting stories. The competitions of the World Cup are therefore always only one click away, and for everyone who wants to track the races, they are also available as video-on-demand. The anticipation for this alpine spectacle is tangible and the competitions promise to become an exciting spectacle for sports enthusiasts!