Austria cheers: Venier gets a sensationally World Cup gold in the Super-G!

Austria cheers: Venier gets a sensationally World Cup gold in the Super-G!

In the exciting competition of the Alpine World Ski World Championships in Saalbach, the Austrian athletes celebrated remarkable success. Stephanie Venier made a snake pit with an outstanding run on her home route by winning the gold medal in the Super-G. She undercut the time of the former leading Federica Brignone by just a tenth of a second and thus secured the first gold medal for Austria. Venier reached a time of 1: 20.47 minutes and made her dream come true when she said after the finish line: "I am a world champion. It's so unrealistic!" This was not only a historical moment for them, but also for the Austrian fans who supported them loudly. According to reports from Kleine Zeitung is now the oldest winner in the history of the Super-G World Championships.

Medail dream despite disappointments

While Venier triumphed, other prominent skiers, such as Sofia Goggia and Lara Gut-Behrami, found themselves behind the expectations. Goggia came in fifth place and Gut-Behrami in eighth place, while Brignone had to be satisfied with her silver medal. Cornelia Hütter, who had high expectations before the competition, also disappointed in tenth place. Hütter, who experimented with her material, said in view of her performance: "There are days when you lose." Her teammate Ariane Rädler reached 17th place. Unfortunately, Ricarda Haaser also had to be taken to the hospital after a fall, where the fears of a cruciate ligament and meniscal tear were confirmed, which the end of the season means for them, so Snow Industry News .

Puchner revealed her joy by emphasizing in the interview: "I tried everything. Cool that it went out." The 32-year-old achieved the silver in the departure and thus her greatest success since the Olympics. While the race was otherwise shaped by smaller breakdowns and the departure of larger names, the event caused excitement and cheering among fans.