Black night for the Austrians: threatens the first season without a podium?

Black night for the Austrians: threatens the first season without a podium?

St. Ulrich, Italien - The tension increases in the Ski World Cup! The Austrian skier Hemetsberger reported back after a short break and landed in impressive third place during departure training in Sun Valley. "There is a lot of terrain inside, it goes relatively downhill, that is, little sliding passages that are suitable to me personally," said the 33-year-old, who had previously missed three races for a lumbago. This decisive training also went well for other Austrian athletes, because Vincent Kriechmayr and Stefan Babinsky made it into the top ten with the eight and nine places. Stefan Eichberger and Otmar Striedinger also performed strong performance, but landed outside the absolute top positions. The leading in the World Cup, Marco Odermatt, ended the training in 20th place and is faced with an important decision, since he could win the Discipline World Cup for the second time with a 14th place in the upcoming race, such as vienna.at reported.

After the third training was canceled, the athletes officially have a day off on Thursday. This day should be used to prepare for the upcoming departure on Saturday. Particular attention is paid to Marco Odermatt, who is still without victory on the original route of the Saslong. Despite its current form and its success in other disciplines, the long departure remains a challenge for him. The three -time overall World Cup winner will most likely use the day off to further optimize its equipment. In training, Canadian James Crawford showed a strong performance and set the best time. The Swiss Stefan Rogentin and the debutant Alessio Miggiano also convinced with their times and make the upcoming races particularly exciting. The latest conditions on the route are somewhat slower due to the mild temperatures, which brings additional challenges for the drivers. Here, too, a report by Skiweltcup .