Mattia Casse celebrates sensational Super-G victory in Val Gardena!

Mattia Casse celebrates sensational Super-G victory in Val Gardena!

The Italian Skistar Mattia Casse celebrated its first World Cup victory at the Super-G in Val Gardena on Friday-and that at the proud age of 34! Casse prevailed with a breathtaking lead of only one hundredth of a second against the American Jared Goldberg, while the Swiss Marco Odermatt, who went into the race as a favorite, landed 0.43 seconds behind the winner. Casse had started the race with the start number 10 and had mastered the challenging, snow -rich slope as the best driver. "I love driving on these conditions. I often tried it, but today is the day!" Comed the radiant winner. This achievement marks a significant moment in his career, since he had previously taken third place in the 2022/23 season, but was never at the top of the podium, as the Krone reported.

Surprising triumph and strong achievements of the Italians

Casse had already shown himself as a serious contender in the training runs by first winning and took second place during second training session. The victory in Val Gardena is not only a personal success for Casse, but also one for the Italian team that shone in front of a home crowd. In addition to Casse, the Ultner Dominik Paris took tenth place, and Pietro Zazzi also contributed to the success of the "Azzurri" with an eleventh place. But the race did not go according to plan for all Italian skiers: Christof Innerhofer, Florian Schieder and Max Perathoner disappointed with weak results. The Austrian team experienced similar difficulties and was not able to bring a driver to the top ten after a double victory in the previous year. Vincent Kriechmayr was the best ÖSV athlete with the twelfth place, such as the daily newspaper

The next highlight of the 57th Saslong Classic is already around: the downhill classic, which starts at 11:45 a.m., promises exciting competitions and excitement for the audience. All eyes will be aimed at the athletes while fighting for peak times on the demanding route.