Pure excitement: Who wins the downhill classic on Saslong?

Pure excitement: Who wins the downhill classic on Saslong?

Gröden, Italien - In Val Gardena, the mostly expected downhill classic of men on the legendary Saslong is on the tension. The starting signal for the race is given on time at 11:45 a.m., whereby the attention is particularly focused on the surprise winner of Beaver Creek, Justin Murisier. It is acted as one of the favorites, even if the Austrian skiers have to improve significantly. Only Vincent Kriechmayr could keep up with the Super-G as fifth, while the last winners of Val Gardena, Bryce Bennett from the USA and Dominik Paris from Italy, are also very popular, such as laola1.at reported.

on the slopes of favorites

The favorite list for the race is as long as it has not been in years, which ensures a nerve -wracking competition. Among the starters is the Slovenian Miha Hrobat, who was able to convince with third place in Beaver Creek. Starting number 6 belongs to another potential winning types, the Canadian James Crawford, who showed the fastest times in Wednesday training. In direct connection, Murisier goes on the slopes with the start number 7, followed by Nils Allegre and last year's winner Dominik Paris with number 9. Vincent Kriechmayr will also tackle the course with number 10 to attack again in the Super-G. The tension increases, because Bryce Bennett, two-time winner of the Val Gardena Departure, also gets into the race with the start number 11. The group of the best-placed Marco Odermatt, the reigning overall World Cup winner, is rounded off, who starts his hunt for the first triumph in Val Gardena with number 14. A total of 64 athletes from 15 different nations compete, such as suedtirolnews.it reported.