ÖSV star Venier cheers over World Cup gold

The Home World Cup in Saalbach began disappointing for ÖSV-As. After a sixth place in the parallel team competition on Tuesday Cornelia Hütter and Co. Back at the women’s Super-G on Thursday. And how they struck back.

Despite strong and great competition, especially from Italy and Switzerland, Stephanie Venier On the extremely brisk, downhill -like Super -G a dream trip – Gold!

For Venier it is that First World Cup gold In 2017 she drove to silver in St. Moritz. The Tyrolean has thus become oldest Super-G world champion.

“I was at the start today extremely nervous didn’t know how to deal with it. Apparently it was one good omen“, said Venier.

Hütter: “Bad trip”

It went less for the other Austrians. Cornelia Hut In the end, with 0.91 seconds behind the tenth place. “There are days when you lose and there are days when the others win,” said Hütter and analyzed – in a nutshell – a “bad” journey. “The first Hakerl for Austria is made, it is good for the mood, Saalbach and the whole team is good. I hope that we can all add one on Saturday, “says Hütter in the women’s descent, which will take place on Saturday, chances for a next medal for Austria.

Ariane Rädler Was 1.80 seconds behind 21.

Haaser in the hospital, with pain

For Ricarda Haaser Has painfully ended the first use in a speed World Cup race. The 31-year-old all-rounder from Tyrol fell on Thursday in the Super-G with a reserve when landing after a jump and was flown to the hospital with the helicopter with suspicion of a knee injury. According to the association, Haaser will undergo an MRI examination. With a descent, giant slalom and team combination, she would have three more World Cup starts. And also Lindsey Vonn Came to the start number 30 after only a few driving a second and visibly had pain in the shoulder.

With the first golden of the ÖSV activists in Saalbach, the Austrian team is Already more successful than two years ago.