Novelty in Saalbach: Austria's women start team ski format!

Novelty in Saalbach: Austria's women start team ski format!

In an exciting new territory for ski sports, the best athletes meet today for the first World Cup of the new team combination in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. Austria's top pairing is provided by the departure vice world champion Mirjam Puchner and the former slalom world champion Katharina Liensberger. The Austrian Ski Association announced on Sunday the teams that will fight for the first gold medal in this new discipline, as krone.at . Cornelia Hütter also take part with Katharina Truppe and Christina Ager with Katharina Gallhuber together with Katharina Huber.

The new format of the team combination allows national teams of two, consisting of two women or two men, to compete against each other, which is on the plan today. The departure is first driven, followed by a slalom in which the fastest 30 starters compete in reverse order, in the manner of the Technical World Cup. This innovative combination was able to create positive response at the 2023 junior World Championship in St. Anton, such as Vol.at reported.

a new competition style

With this premiere, the competition in the alpine ski scene is redefined and could be the beginning of an exciting era in ski sports. The combination of speed and technology disciplines not only offers a new challenge for the athletes, but also an exciting experience for the audience. The goal of the event is not only the competition for medals, but also the promotion of the team spirit and the cooperation between different disciplines of ski sports.