Ski chaos in Alta Badia: ÖSV again without a podium!

Ski chaos in Alta Badia: ÖSV again without a podium!

In an exciting slalom race in Alta Badia, the Norwegian Timon Haugan triumphed with an impressive performance and clearly prevailed 1.13 seconds ahead of the Swiss Loic Meillard. Third place went to his compatriot Atle Lie McGrath, while Austria's best runner, Manuel Feller, had to be satisfied with a respectable seventh place (+1.91 seconds). The other Austrian athletes Dominik Raschner, Fabio Gstrein and Adrian Pertl were eliminated, while Marco Schwarz missed the second run. These results are another setback for the Austrian men's team, which remained in the last four races without a podium, which ÖSV head coach Marko Pfeifer described as unsatisfactory. The team had to work on their self-confidence during the week, in particular before the upcoming home world championship in Saalbach, as the

disappointment for Austria's ski men

Manuel Feller commented after his race and described the result as acceptable, especially in view of his health problems in the past week, which included the gastrointestinal virus and back problems. "On the whole, this is an acceptable result, but of course we want more," said the Tyrolean. Likewise, the ÖSV coach seemed little worried about the upcoming races, but found that the other athletes miss something for granted. The unsatisfactory results in South Tyrol are anything but a positive balance, and the upcoming races will be crucial for the upswing of the Austrian team, such as vienna.at Notice.

The next assignment for the men will follow on Saturday with the departure in Bormio, followed by a Super-G on Sunday. The ÖSV training now has to enliven the mood that has been pulled down for weeks with fresh impulses in order to build on the successes of the past and achieve usual top form.