ÖSV team for alpine world ski championship: Medal hunt begins!

ÖSV team for alpine world ski championship: Medal hunt begins!

Saalbach, Österreich - The anticipation for the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach is huge! The gripping men's downhill races are coming up on Sunday, and the Austrian team is ready to fight medals. The final list has now been announced: In addition to the experienced Leitwolf Vincent Kriechmayr, Stefan Babinsky and Daniel Hemetsberger were also nominated for the team before the second departure training. After a successful training session, Stefan Eichberger was able to convince with a strong second place and secured the last starting place in the red and white-red contingent. Otmar Striedinger and Raphael Haaser, on the other hand, have to follow the races from the side because they could not beat Eichberger's time, like laola1.at reported.

German ski racers ready for the World Cup in Sölden

In the meantime, the German contingent forged its own plans for the first Alpine World Cup of this season. Stefan Luitz will lead the team supported by Alexander Schmid and Julian Rauchfuß. Andrea Filser and Marlene Schmotz have announced that they want to attack also to attack. "I am looking forward to the start and would like to ski with full commitment, attack and self -confidence," said Luitz. He wants to build on his 14th place from the previous year. After a solid preparation phase in summer, the German athletes are highly motivated. The giant slalom races for men and women take place at the Rettenbach glacier in Sölden at the weekend-the women start on Saturday, the men on Sunday. This time up to 9000 fans can also look forward to the competitions, which only increases the anticipation, such as alpinsport.news reported.