Tumler grabs after the first World Cup victory - Odermatt surprised!

Tumler grabs after the first World Cup victory - Odermatt surprised!

In the exciting giant slalom in Beaver Creek, Thomas Tumler surprised the ski world and achieved an impressive best time on the demanding birds of Prey-slopes. The 35-year-old Swiss, who has not yet been able to celebrate a World Cup win, showed up in the first round in outstanding form. With a lead of over half a second on the Slovenian Zan Kranjec, Tumler goes into the second run as a favorite. In an interview with ORF, he explained: "I used the early start number well" and reported on his fitness: "I still had a real juice in my feet" after not going into the race on the previous days, like The defending champions in this discipline, including Marco Odermatt, disappointed in the first round and could not shine as usual. The Swiss Olympic champion and world champion found himself in eighth place with a gap of 1.26 seconds on Tumler and had to rethink his strategy. The Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who finished fourth, achieved an actual attack on the podium with a strong performance. In comparison, the idea of the Austrian team was sobering. Stefan Brennsteiner was tenth with 1.54 seconds behind and Raphael Haaser, who finished 30th, made it into the second round, while others like Vincent Kriechmayr and Lukas Feurstein departed early, the Kurier .

The tension increases while the best ski athletes prepare for the second run. Tumler, who puts everything on one card, could possibly win his first World Cup victory, while the other athletes will try to correct their mistakes from the first round. The pressure is growing and fans are eagerly watching developments on the slopes worldwide.