Kriechmayr fights behind: Ski World Cup drama in Bormio!

Kriechmayr fights behind: Ski World Cup drama in Bormio!

On the legendary "Stelvio" in Bormio, there was an exciting downhill race of the Ski World Cup, which was characterized by an exciting twist. The French ski racer Cyprien Sarrazin celebrated his second World Cup victory and the first in the departure with a time of 1: 50.73 minutes. He prevails against the Swiss Marco Odermatt (+ 0.09) and the Canadian Cameron Alexander (+ 1.23) with a wafer -thin ahead of the Swiss Marco Odermatt (+ 0.09) href = "https://skiweltcup.tv/index.php/cyprien-sarrazin-auf-der-stelvio-den-bandfahrtslaufen-von-bormio/"> Skiweltcup.tv reported. Sarrazin, whose impressive run caused a stir, was the big star of the day, while the favorites Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and Dominik Paris left for driving errors and fell back in the overall classification.

fate strokes and setbacks

The situation of the ÖSV team, however, was sobering. While Vincent Kriechmayr had over a second behind the winner despite a strong performance and landed significantly behind the top positions, other Austrian drivers also missed the top ten. Daniel Hemetsberger was eleventh and Stefan Babinsky took 15th place. In addition, there was a serious fall of the overall World -Cup -Cup -Cup of Marco Schwarz, who had to be transported to the hospital with injuries, such as Kleinezeitung.at reported. The downhill race was also clouded by the terrible fall of last year's winner Cyprien Sarrazin in the final training, in which he was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and is in a critical condition.

The slope was merciless. Marco Odermatt, who was considered a favorite, missed the podium for the first time this season after an error in the middle section. The Swiss apologized for his performance and expressed: "It is a brutal struggle, but you know that when you leave Christmas and come to Bormio." A look back at the turbulent descent clearly shows the challenges that the athletes had to face in this sporting classic.