It’s just a good thing that there are already so many tickets for the event Home World Cup in Saalbach-Hinterglemm were brought to the fan. Austria’s ski men are not yet ticket sellers this winter.
After the first four races, the results are very sobering and bear no relation to the effort put in by the Austrian Ski Association: No win, no podium placethe fifth rank of Vincent Kriechmayr in the first departure of the season Beaver Creek is already the exclamation mark from the ÖSV’s point of view. A silent exclamation mark, mind you.
Only Austrian in top 15
“It’s easy didn’t rise“, said the veteran at the finish. In the final training on the famous Birds of PreyOn the piste, Vincent Kriechmayr had set the best time, but in the race the Upper Austrian presented himself as he did last winter: Sloppyas Kriechmayr likes to put it self-critically. “It was a sum of many little things.”
And if Vincent Kriechmayr doesn’t live up to his potential, then things will look bleak in the ÖSV downhill team. Because at the moment there is no runner who can step into the breach for the local figurehead.
In the first descent of the season in Beaver Creek, the 33-year-old once again had to act as a solo entertainer. Kriechmayr was the only Austrian to make it into the top 15 Ray of hope was the young Styrian Stefan Eichbergerwho finished in the points in his second World Cup downhill. The rest was disappointing.
After three cruciate ligament tears: First World Cup victory
The Swiss ski team is far better positioned than the Austrians. In the wake of Marco Odermattwho won the big crystal ball in the last three seasons, his teammates are maturing into winners. Beaver Creek struck on Friday Justin Murisier the big hour.
A man who many had long since written off because he felt like he was only in the position his entire career Sick leave found: Three cruciate ligament tearsoperations on the intervertebral disc, constant aches and pains, just on Tuesday the 32-year-old dislocated his shoulder during training in Beaver Creek.
“I’ve had a lot of injuries in my career,” said Justin Murisier after his sensational victory in Beaver Creek first success in the World Cup. “I’m proud that I can experience this.”
The next speed race continues on Saturday in Beaver Creek: the Austrians should do better in the Super-G than in the downhill. Last winter, Kriechmayr celebrated two World Cup victories in this discipline.