Black day for Austria's giant goalkeeper: setbacks in Alta Badia!

Black day for Austria's giant goalkeeper: setbacks in Alta Badia!

In Alta Badia, the Austrian giant goalkeepers met brutal conditions that led to setbacks for some athletes. Marco Schwarz celebrated his comeback after a one-year injury break, but achieved a solid but disappointing sixth place in the first run of the Alpine World Cup. With just 0.69 seconds behind the leading Croatian Filip Zubcic, he was placed in the first round as the best ÖSV athlete. Nevertheless, Schwarz fell back to 26th place in the second run, which according to laola1.at and the view was. "It was brutally difficult for the head," commented the 29-year-old, who returned to the slopes after a cruciate ligament tear.

Stefan Brennsteiner, who went into the first run as a twelfth, could not build on his previous performance and ended up in 14th place. Patrick Feurstein, who improved after a promising second run from 27th to 19, could not build on the previous podium in Val d’Iere. Brennsteiner stated that he would have "definitely expected more from skiing", while Manuel Feller, who was in health, missed the qualification for the second run and was eliminated as 31. oe24.at reported about the poor condition of the slope, which many athletes heavily claimed. These circumstances not only require physical, but also mental strength from the athletes to navigate safely and effectively through the challenges of the race.