ÖSV men fall in the slalom: the sticking point is fog and technical problems!

ÖSV men fall in the slalom: the sticking point is fog and technical problems!

At the current Ski World Cup event in Madonna di Campiglio, the Austrian men experienced a disappointing performance in the slalom. Vincent Kriechmayr crossed the finish line 1.31 seconds behind and had his worst run this season. Manuel Feller, considered last season's overall winner, failed to make it to the podium after a promising first run as a mistake in the final section ruined his chances. “I have the ski at full bend and suddenly it implodes,” said a perplexed Feller after the race, as did they laola1.at reported.

Struggle with adverse conditions

Visibility was severely limited during the race due to thick fog, which further impaired the drivers. Hemetsberger described the visibility as “really bad” and was annoyed by his mistake on the fourth goal, which set him back badly. 27-year-old Fabio Gstrein was the best Austrian with a tenth place, but he wasn't completely satisfied either. “There are simply two mistakes that don't have to be there, but they cost half a second,” explained Gstrein, looking optimistically at the coming races, while emphasizing that the ÖSV athletes still have to qualify for the Winter World Championships kleinezeitung.at informed.

Marco Schwarz's comeback is once again unsuccessful as he also remains without points in the third slalom. Schwarz appeared combative and emphasized that he wanted to stay on the ball despite the difficulties: "Nobody said that it would be easy, but of course the fact that it would be so difficult is also 'zach'. But complaining doesn't help," said the Carinthian. The ÖSV men's next opportunity for a podium finish will be next Saturday in Adelboden, while the giant slalom was postponed to Sunday due to weather conditions.