Austria's ski heroine Venier celebrates historical World Cup victory in Saalbach!
Austria's ski heroine Venier celebrates historical World Cup victory in Saalbach!
In the Burgenland Saalbach-Hinterglemm, the Austrians celebrate a magnificent success! At the Alpine World Ski Championships, Stephanie Venier secured the gold medal in the Super-G after a gripping race. In front of 14,500 enthusiastic spectators, Venier, who went into the race as an outsider, made the impossible and referred the favorites to the places. "I drive primarily for myself, but you can say, 'We are world champions', that sounds cool," said the euphorized winner, who was able toast with a bright smile and a glass, as well as AP News
a festival of emotions
The celebrations around Venier were a real highlight for ski Austria, which had hoped for such a result after the mixed World Cup season. "Before the World Cup, I always said that we are the dangerous outsiders, and that's exactly how it happened," enthused the former ski star Hans Knauß. The joyful emotions were omnipresent and the congratulations came from everywhere. Nici Schmidhofer, the last Super-G world champion in Austria, expressed her admiration: "Oida, world champion you only become once, we are celebrating now!" Ski boss Peter Schröcksnadel was also enthusiastic and predicted further medals for Austria.
unexpected turns and injuries
In the middle of the celebrations, however, unfortunate moments also occurred. Legendary ski driver Lindsey Vonn, who returned after a long break, left the race after touching a goal and getting an injury. After the incident, she gave the all -clear and was proud of her teammate Lauren Macuga, who also appeared as a surprise in medal fight. Macuga, which showed a strong performance, secured the bronze medal.| Details | |
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| Ort | Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Österreich |
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