Ski World Championships in Saalbach: Austria's men are fighting for the last medal!

Ski World Championships in Saalbach: Austria's men are fighting for the last medal!

The Ski World Championships took place in Saalbach-Hinterglemm on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 with the premiere of the new team combination for women. This special discipline involves national teams of two competing, with the times of the downhill skiers and slalom skiers being added together. An innovative concept that was tested for the first time at the 2023 Junior World Championships and is now also being used by the professionals. The athletes only have to compete in their specialist area, which means that Vincent Kriechmayr first competes in the downhill and then Manuel Feller competes in the slalom. Since the first 30 downhill participants start in reverse order in the slalom, the race becomes more exciting and fairer for the athletes tips.at reported.

After the women's success on Tuesday, the men will now be on the slopes on Wednesday. They have the opportunity to win their own medals. Austria has its teams fully lined up with four strong duos, including Kriechmayr and Feller as well as Hemetsberger and Gstrein. The athletes are highly motivated; Feller said that he was taking the competition seriously so as not to disappoint both himself and Kriechmayr. “It is extremely important for me that I do my job well,” says Feller. But the team feeling is also not neglected at the World Cup event - the mood among the athletes during the evening media meeting was relaxed and motivating, as was the case sportkrone.at stated.

The format allows the athletes to save energy and thus send the best young ski racers into the race, which makes for exciting competitions. In a friendly get-together and looking forward to the challenges the next day, everyone keeps their fingers crossed for the Austrian teams that compete in both categories.