Technology deep blow: ÖSV men with feller in the focal point!

Technology deep blow: ÖSV men with feller in the focal point!

Hochgurgl, Österreich - The Ski World Cup is in full swing and makes headlines: Manuel Feller was the only ÖSV athlete to keep the red and white-red flag up at the last race in Hochgurgl and landed in seventh place. This performance was considered crucial to prevent worse things. ORF expert Thomas Sykora clearly commented: "If the Manuel Feller doesn't get through, that's a big disaster." Despite back pain, Feller put an acceptable result, but is also disappointed and strives for more. "Now a break is the order of the day so that I can bring the whole thing back to the green area," said the Tyrolean, who in the second round of tenth to the seventh place, while a hole opened behind it. Even the other domestic skiers could not convince, since only Michael Matt, Johannes Strolz and Joshua Sturm drove into the dot length, while Adrian Pertl and Marco Schwarz had failures, Today.at .

In comparison, the upcoming women's race in Gurgl is exposed to a very special risk. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the special training for the ÖSV women was canceled, so that they only studied the route on foot. Roland Assinger, the women's boss, explained that they even displaced the journey to Levi in order to be able to train safely. This was torpedoed by impossible conditions with artificial snow. "The race will be a complete jump into the unknown," assinger looks ahead. The lack of reasonable preparation makes the situation even more complex for the athletes, since the competition is also in the same location as krone.at informed.

The races in Hochgurgl and the upcoming women's World Cup debut on the selective route show the challenges and pressure situations with which the athletes are confronted. While Feller tries to maintain Austrian hopes, the women have to prepare for the unpredictable route conditions.