Austria's skiing: Medal series ends, risk remains!
Austria's skiing: Medal series ends, risk remains!
A bitter setback for the Austrian skiing mass! After five successful races, their impressive medal series was suddenly interrupted. The courage to take risk did not pay off for the athletes, as Daniel Hemetsberger described, for example: "For me, my stomach cramped, it was not to be endured." Fabio Grein also could not deliver the hoped -for success and only drove over the finish line as third. The Tyrolean was disappointed: "We tried everything, both drove well skis, but unfortunately it wasn't enough." This resulted in Austria's hopes for a medal on the departure quickly, and the athletes drew sadly from then, so krone.at .
Criticism of the conditions in Bormio
In the meantime, Urs Lehmann, President of Swiss-Ski, referred to the dangerous conditions for the speed races in Bormio. These led to several serious falls, with many athletes being injured. "It shouldn't be that there are so many injuries at an event," said Lehmann after the race weekend. He called for the races to be relocated to February or March because the weather conditions in December are not acceptable. "In the last third of the season, the snow and lighting conditions are much more pleasant," Lehmann continues. Only one of the falls, that of the Gino Caviezel, was of serious nature, which added a further negative point for sport, such as Bluewin.ch reported.In addition, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm you already think of innovative solutions to meet future security problems. A possible sprint World Cup descent under floodlights could give the racing calendar new impulses, but it will take some time before such events can become a reality. However, the previous incidents make it clear that there is an urgent need for action to ensure the safety of the athletes and to minimize the risk of unnecessary injuries.
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