World Cup fever in Saalbach: This is how Austria celebrates the ski heroes!

World Cup fever in Saalbach: This is how Austria celebrates the ski heroes!

The anticipation for the 2025 skiing championship in Saalbach-Hinterglemm grows after Kitzbühel and Schladming served as a test run for the upcoming races. The atmosphere was euphoric despite moderate sporting performance of the domestic athletes. Thousands of spectators who could not be prevented from rain or other adversities showed themselves "crazy" and made the night trace events an unforgettable experience. As users of tickets for the World Cup races, you will also be able to observe the competitions from the Zwölferkogel, where a large license products are intended for fans where you can enjoy the atmospheres, such as ski1.at reported.

medal hopes and number of spectators rise

The previous World Cup balance has optimistically voted the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) because athletes such as Raphael Haaser and Manuel Feller fought podium places. ÖSV boss Anna Stadlober was pleased with the atmosphere and the chance of further medals during the competitions. "We are the dangerous outsiders," she said, which indicates the fighting spirit of the Austrian athletes. At the last World Championship in Courchevel/Meribel, the Austrians remained without a gold medal, while historical results from 1991 in Saalbach, when five gold medals were won, are still remembered, like Kleinezeitung.at reported.

The ticket sales for the World Cup still show potential: While around 100,000 out of 150,000 tickets are already sold in the house-specific, one hopes for an increase in demand if the World Cup teams of the various nations are certain. It turns out that the World Ski Championship will be a big event both in the number of spectators and in the expectations of domestic athletes, which exist despite initial skepticism. The IBM Laborite members of the ÖSV are confident that the great possible participation of fans will also find its limits in 2025, but the mood remains celebrated and untouched by the classic challenges of winter school, which the next major challenge promises in the Alpine arena.