Ski World Cup: Austria's women are taking part in the race with a new team combination!

Ski World Cup: Austria's women are taking part in the race with a new team combination!

The countdown is running! Austria's ski women are ready for the World Cup premiere of the new team combination, which will take place on Tuesday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. The descent starts at 10 a.m., followed by the slalom at 1:15 p.m. – live on the sportkrone.at ticker. The Austrian selection is led by downhill vice world champion Mirjam Puchner and former slalom world champion Katharina Liensberger, who are probably the strongest duo in the ÖSV. Puchner, who took silver in the downhill, and Liensberger, who already has two podium places in the slalom this winter, have high expectations for themselves, as they do crown reported.

In the new format, national teams of two compete - two women per team who alternately ski downhill and slalom. The times of the two riders are added together, with the fastest 30 downhill riders starting in reverse order in the slalom. The ÖSV has also set up the teams Cornelia Hütter with Katharina Huber and Stephanie Venier with Katharina Troupe. Christina Ager and Katharina Gallhuber are more like outsiders. The team combination previously attracted attention at the 2023 Junior World Championships in St. Anton and was positively received laola1.at reported.

The event is highly anticipated as the new discipline could invigorate competition in skiing in a fresh way. Austria's women have the opportunity to show their skills in an international comparison, and interest in this new format is increasing by the minute! The starting signal for the descent is given at 10:00 a.m. – a spectacle that is worth every second!