Skibergsteiger World Cup: dramatic race and strong performance in Schladming!
Skibergsteiger World Cup: dramatic race and strong performance in Schladming!
At the ISMF World Cup of the ski mountaineers at the Planai in Schladming, the Austrian athletes ensured exciting competitions. In a gripping vertical race, Sarah Dreier and Paul Verbnjak each achieved 4th place, the best results for the ÖSV runners. The Swiss Remi Bonnet once again dominated the race and secured his 23rd World Cup victory with a time of 19:10 minutes. Paul Verbnjak showed a strong race and was on a podium course until the last incline, but had to make Thibault anselmet and Maximilien Drion de Chapois, like the Gailtal Journal reported.
While Sarah Dreier was a bit disappointed with the 4th place after a bronze medal in the previous week, Paul Verbnjak was confident: "The right time will come, and it was still a great race," he said. The other Austrian starters also completed the race with passable placements. Christof Hochenwarter ended the race as 8th, while Nils Oberauer and Kevin Hinterberger took place 10 and 11. The Styrian young runner Elias Peer was able to reach 30th place at the World Cup debut, which was also considered success.
sprint race in focus
The Sprint World Cup race took place in the Planai Stadium after the vertical race. The qualification runs started around 4:50 p.m., followed by the exciting final runs at 5:50 p.m. Johanna Hiemer had to do without the start due to illness, which from the ÖSV's point of view is a clear disappointment. Georg words, the sporting director ski mountaineering in the ÖSV, looked back optimistically at the team's performance and highlighted the podium places of Hiemer and Hochenwarter as well as the strong performance of verbnjak. According to skiastria.at , the strong team feeling reflects that helped the Austrian ski mountain climbing successfully to cut off.| Details | |
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| Ort | Planai, Schladming, Österreich |
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