World Cup sensation: Mirjam Puchner fetches silver in Saalbach!

World Cup sensation: Mirjam Puchner fetches silver in Saalbach!

St. Moritz, Schweiz - Mirjam Puchner caused a sensation with her first World Cup victory in the departure! The 23-year-old Salzburg-based woman sensationally triumphed at the Alpine World Cup final in St. Moritz and not only secured first place, but also the attention of her competitors. Puchner, who was never better than eighth in the World Cup up to this point, crossed the finish line with a time of 1: 40.93 minutes, leaving the Swiss Fabienne Suter (+0.13 seconds) and the Italian Elena Curtoni (+0.17 seconds) behind. Particularly noteworthy: she has marked the first departure victory for the ÖSV women for more than two years since Andrea Fischbacher in Crans Montana in March 2014. As the Krone , the joy of this success was overwhelming. Puchner confessed that she was initially unsure whether she should allow her good feelings for the race, but the subsequent best time cleared out all doubts.

The weather god also stood on Puchner's side, because the visual conditions became worse and worse with the racing. Their low start number four proved to be an advantage because it was able to use the difficult conditions before the athletes started later. In an interview, Puchner proudly commented on "finally being able to show what I have on it". Her teammate Cornelia Hütter praised her impressive run and emphasized how much Puchner took the chance, while others fought with the difficult visibility. The Vol.at also reported on the challenges that the other athletes were facing, which makes Puchner's victory all the more impressive.