Austria's speed lady on medal hunt: Can Puchner surprise?

Austria's speed lady on medal hunt: Can Puchner surprise?

Austria's speed ladies are ready for another spectacular competition at the Ski World Cup. On Saturday at 11.30 a.m. Stephanie Venier, Cornelia Hütter, Mirjam Puchner and the newly nominated Ariane Rädler will be on the starting blocks during the departure on the Ulrike-Maier route. After the strong start, especially through Venier, who won gold in the Super-G, the expectations are high. Puchner, who showed impressive achievements in training, has catapulted himself in second place and is considered a serious medal candidate, such as "https://www.meinbezirk.at/pinzgau/c-sport/mirjam-puchner-mit-Medallencance_a7143354"> meinbezirk.at

The World Ski Championship offers Puchner, who comes from Salzburg, an excellent way to convert its skills into a medal. With her strong training schedules, she pushed herself into the extended favorite group. "At least now I can start and have a little more fun again," says Puchner, who remains realistic despite her success. TV expert Nicole Schmidhofer, herself Super-G world champion from 2017, emphasizes Puchner's lubricating skills, which could be of crucial advantage on the route. Schmidhofer says: "She is an incredibly good glider. Now I hope that she keeps her nerve and brings it down."

a strong team in focus

The Austrian quartet can start with determination and self-confidence after Ricarda Haaser was excluded from the race due to a serious knee injury that she contracted in the Super-G. Head coach Roland Assinger demands the necessary "determination and absolute conviction" from his athletes to lace up the next medal package. The signs are good that the Austrian speed women can not only come home successfully, but also with another precious metal, reports Vol.at .