ÖSV athlete in slalom fever: Who gets the World Cup ball?

ÖSV athlete in slalom fever: Who gets the World Cup ball?

In the strongly occupied Slalom competition in Levi, the pressure on the Austrian ski stars is getting bigger. Today Johannes Strolz and five other ÖSV runners are on the slopes in the second round. Strolz, the Olympic champion, had to find clarifying words in the run -up to the race. In a conversation with the "crown", he commented on his strategy and the current challenges that the departure for him pushed into the background. "The departure currently does not play an important role in my planning," said Strolz. This concentration could prove to be crucial because he experienced good training situations in Levi, which may lead to solid performance during the race.

The preparations in Chile and local glaciers were excellent, which makes Strolz confident. But the competition doesn't sleep. Henrik Kristoffersen has the opportunity to secure the ball for the Slalom World Cup today, provided that he collects enough points and increases his lead over 100 points. The Norwegian is currently in sixth place, and the decision about who secures the world's best slalom title could only fall at the final in Sun Valley, such as

Austria's opportunities in slalom

Austria goes into the race with a strong team, including Marco Schwarz, Adrian Pertl, Joshua Sturm and Michael Matt, who are all struggling to qualify for the final. In the crucial phase of the race, which is transferred live to ORF 1 at 12:30 p.m., you must do your best to meet expectations. The first rounds were positive, but now every hundredth of a second counts in order to be able to survive in an international comparison, as in another report at krone.at