Lightning comeback in Kitzbühel for Vincent Kriechmayr after a knee injury

It was a shocking moment for the already crisis-hit ÖSV alpine team. Vincent Kriechmayr ended up at the Lauberhorn descent in Wengen last weekend in the Ziel-S in the safety net. This was the last hope of the speed riders Home World Cup in Saalbach finally gone?

After an interruption in the race, the Upper Austrian slid to the finish line himself on one ski. But the right knee was causing concern.

The following night there was a cautious all-clear. Kriechmayr was comparatively mildly got away. The feared cruciate ligament tear in the right knee turned out to be the case severe inner ligament strain out of here.

In Kitzbühel, the all-clear was given completely unexpectedly on Thursday. The name Vincent Kriechmayr is on the start list for the Super-G on Friday on the Streif (11.30 a.m./ORF 1).

The severe inner ligament strain still causes him severe pain at times, but after his first ski training session on Thursday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, the 33-year-old wants to give it a try. After running in on Friday he will finally decide whether he will start in the race.