Julia Scheib: First podium marks the comeback of the ÖSV giant goalkeeper

Julia Scheib: First podium marks the comeback of the ÖSV giant goalkeeper

The Alpine Ski World Cup started its start in Sölden on Saturday with an exciting giant slalom, in which the Austrian ski women stopped a severe negative trend. Julia Scheib, a talented giant gate runner from Styria, secured third place and thus celebrated her first podium in her career. Success is of great importance for the Austrian ski association, since it is the first time since the third place from Katharina Liensberger on December 28, 2019 in Lienz that an ÖSV driver can mix in the giant slalom.

With a time of only 1.08 seconds behind the winner Federica Brignone from Italy, who dominated the run, Scheib showed her potential. Alice Robinson from New Zealand followed after Brignone and took second place with just 0.17 seconds behind. Despite Mikaela Shiffrin's setback, who fell to fifth place after a strong first half, Scheib was able to fight for the podium with the second fastest term of 14th place.

Julia Schebs impressive performance

Julia Scheib stated after the race that without the small mistake in the first round, when she missed a goal, she could have driven even further ahead. "It was a really cool day for me, I used the slopes well and if you fighter, you can achieve a lot," she noticed in the interview after her historical success. In her opinion, it is important not only to survive in the competitions, but also to develop constantly.

Katharina Liensberger, who also started for Austria, showed a solid performance with eighth place (+1.49 seconds). She looked optimistic and emphasized that she could notice progress compared to the previous year. "I showed good turns today, it was fun," she said. In addition, she was happy about her teammate's first podium. as www.sn.at reports believes that there is a reason to celebrate.

The backdrop on the national holiday was impressive, because 15,800 spectators watched the race on the glacier. Apart from Scheib and Liensberger, there was little reason to be happy for the Austrian fans. Stephanie Brunner fell back to fourteenth from sixth place, while Franziska Gritsch took 27th place and ran in the second round. The other ÖSV runners, including Katharina Truppe and Lisa Hörhager, also missed participation.

A remarkable absence was the defending champion in the overall World Cup, Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland. She did without the start because she just didn't feel 100 percent fit ". In emotional interviews, she said in tears that she had to struggle with a strong flu during the preparation for the race and then with knee problems.

Overall, this competition shows the exciting twists that the Ski World Cup brings with it, as well as the challenges and triumph of the athletes. Many discussions will surely be held about the progress and views of the upcoming races in the next few days.