OSV women under pressure: Can you shine in the slalom in Gurgl?

OSV women under pressure: Can you shine in the slalom in Gurgl?

The Austrian technology ladies have had a disappointing start in the Ski World Cup. At the first stop in Killington, USA, Ricarda Haaser won the best placement for the ÖSV team in the giant slalom with eighth place. Katharina Liensberger, who went into the race after a fall with a back bruise, ended the slalom as ninth. The achievements of Katharina Huber and Katharina Treuppe, on the other hand, were disappointing after they had been close to the podium after the first run. Head coach Roland Assinger expressed his resentment about the lack of courage of the runners: "If you are fifth, seventh and tenth after the first run, then it is optimal to attack. But unfortunately it didn't happen. That annoys me that you do not go fully on podium or fully on attack," criticized Assinger, while ORF expert Niki Hosp also criticizes the achievements in her analysis complained. "You can't win anything on this slope without an attack," said Hosp, who was calling for the young drivers, more risk.

Return for new opportunities

This Saturday, the ÖSV team at the Ski World Cup Women's Slalom in Gurgl takes a new chance to prove itself. Katharina Liensberger is particularly in the spotlight, who is confident after her strong second place in Levi. She sees the home race as a special motivation to build on her impressive performance. Your head coach Assinger plans to sharpen expectations for the entire team, as the first half of the season did not run as desired. The other ÖSV runners, including Katharina Truppe and Katharina Huber, also strive for a return to the podium after falling back in the first races.

On an international stage, Mikaela Shiffrin is considered the top favorite for the race in Gurgl and strives for her 99th World Cup victory after triumph in the last five slaloms. Their dominance presents a major challenge for the other athletes. While the competition, like Lena Dürr and Anna Swenn-Larsson, is determined to create surfing moments, all athletes have to get used to the snow conditions of the church kar slopes. The race will decisively influence the further form of women and the reactions on the initial failure.