Innerhofer inspires despite disappointing World Cup in Saalbach
Innerhofer inspires despite disappointing World Cup in Saalbach
In an exciting competition on the demanding Kandahar slopes, the Italian Christof Innerhofer won the Super-G World Cup on Wednesday and triumphantly prevailed in front of the Austrian ski stars Hannes Reichelt and Ivica Kostelic from Croatia. Innerhofer needed 1: 38.31 minutes for route and was therefore 6/10 seconds ahead of Reichelt, while the German participants disappointed. So Tobias Stechert resigned after slow meantime, and Andreas Sander was 4.09 seconds behind the winner.
Despite this great victory, Innerhofer looked back at his disappointing appearance in the World Cup super-G with mixed feelings. In his possibly last World Cup race, the 40-year-old landed in 24th place and commented on self-critically: "If I drive like this, I didn't deserve the ticket for the departure". Nevertheless, in retrospect he raved about the event and described the World Cup as "probably the most beautiful" that he had ever experienced, as krone.at . It remains to be seen whether this was actually his last appearance, since Innerhofer may be available for further races.
an interplay of feelings
The 2009 World Cup will be remembered for a long time when he missed the bronze medal in the Super-G by only 5/100 seconds. These experiences obviously also motivated him for the current competition. While numerous favorites, including the American Bode Miller and the Austrian skier Michael Walchhofer, failed on the challenging Kandahar route through mistakes, Innerhofer performed an excellent performance. He himself described his determination when he said to himself: "Christof, go full throttle, now you drive full pulse". This not only proves his fighting spirit, but also his love for skiing. These emotions and the competition print will certainly continue to heat the discussions about the difficulties with which the athletes are confronted, as well as Erhalten Sie täglich die neuesten Artikel aus der Kategorie Veranstaltung.
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| Ort | Saalbach, Österreich |
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