ÖSV women in training: tension before the World Cup departure in Saalbach!

ÖSV women in training: tension before the World Cup departure in Saalbach!

Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Österreich - The women's skiing championship training in Saalbach-Hinterglemm sets new standards! On February 5, 2025, the athletes experienced their first departure training, which was eagerly awaited. Mirjam Puchner scored the best result for the Austrian team as the sixth (+0.86 seconds). In addition to her, Cornelia Hütter (12./+1,78), Stephanie Venier (13./+1,86) and Ricarda Haaser (18./+2,19) were also found in the top 20. Ariane Rädler, on the other hand, could not assert himself and ended up in 33 (+4.36)-beyond the top 30. Only Hütter and Venier are already set for the World Cup departure on Saturday, while the rest of the team goes back to training on Wednesday, like Laola1 reported .

route and challenges

But not only the achievements were up for discussion. After the first training session, the question also raised whether the departure on the "Ulli Maier route" meets the requirements of a World Cup. Conny Hütter, one of the best athletes in Austria, rejected the allegations that the route was too simple. "Of course she just looks if you only take the tourist slope," said the Styrian. Nevertheless, the route was peppered with challenging passages and jumps that required the highest concentration. She emphasized that it was really fun to drive here and the athletes would have to give everything to exist, so