Mayer & Assinger: With prominent coaches against the ÖSV departure crisis

Great expertise

In the second row, the European Cup, the ÖSV men’s team will in future rely on the know-how of trainers who know exactly what downhill sport feels like:

Matthias Mayer is intensifying his commitment and will now take care of the training group EC 3 (downhill, super-G, giant slalom). The three-time Olympic champion was already a regular participant in the training and races last winter.

Major downhill weakness

There’s more to that Roland Assingerwho, after three years as women’s head coach, will now take care of downhill and super-G in the European Cup.

This personnel offensive in the departure is also urgently necessary, because In the supreme discipline, Austria is only a foot soldier.

With Vincent Kriechmayr There is currently only one downhill skier who is capable of reaching the podium or winning.

Also Things are looking sad in the European Cup: In the discipline ranking last season, the best ÖSV downhill skier (Felix Hacker) was in twelfth place, behind five Swiss, in eight European Cup downhills he only achieved one podium place.

“The European Cup is a crucial step on the way to the World Cup,” says Roland Assinger. “Our goal will be to prepare the athletes specifically for the demands of speed and to give them the necessary security and consistency.”