Ski World Cup premiere: Women fight for medals in Saalbach in the team!

Ski World Cup premiere: Women fight for medals in Saalbach in the team!

Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Österreich - The Ski World Cup 2025 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm dynamically starts the second week. On Tuesday, the newly introduced team combination of women will open at 10:00 a.m. with the departure, followed by a slalom run at 1:00 p.m. The focus is on exciting duos, such as the “Switzerland 3” team with Malorie Blanc and Melanie Meillard as well as the strong German team Kira Weide Weible-Winkelmann and Jessica Hilzinger. The Austrian teams are also strongly positioned, with Conny Hütter and Katharina Huber being a team "Austria 2", followed by the departure vice world champion Mirjam Puchner and ex-world champion Katharina Liensberger with team "Austria 1" (according to laola1.at ).

a new format full of excitement

This innovative format ensures high expectations. It is important for both speed specialists and the technicians; The competition is first started with the descent and then takes place with the slalom. The Austria team puts together the top duos that will focus on their achievements. "The spectators don't know exactly how it works, but it is actually very simple: one drives the descent, the other the slalom, and the fastest time counts," explains Stephanie Venier, who competes with Katharina troops in the "always" team (like OE24.at reported).

A special highlight are the police officers duos Hütter and Huber, who proudly compete together with their Styrian roots in the team name "Steirerbluat". Hütter, determined not to leave without a medal, emphasizes that the new format is extremely attractive for both the athletes and the audience. "You can see the best of both disciplines in one day in a race," she emphasizes. Christina Ager and Katharina Gallhuber also form a duo, although Ager was nominated for the injured Ricarda Haaser at short notice. Your willing return to the racing events makes it clear how much the athletes use their skills to succeed in this exciting competition.

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