Why the “Aunt Gucci” presents itself with a handbag

Then, yes, then you can guess what shine the Gold Medal from Stephanie Venier in the Super-G must have. “Everyone tells me that I have redeemed the entire ski nation,” says the world champion from Oberperfuss in the Tyrolean Inntal.

The term redemption may now be a bit high, but at least the relief and the ecstasy are noticeably noticeably after the kitsch-beautiful start to the home world championship.

In the career of the downhill, it had been steeply uphill for a long time. When the Tyrolean won the World Cup in 2017 at the age of 23, a new red-white-red alpine star seemed to have opened. But the speed runner shouldn’t go so rapidly.

In the seasons 2020/’21 and 2021/’22, Venier just made it into the top ten, the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing only experienced as a spectator.

Valuable advisor

Just two years ago, Stephanie Venier got going again, and this development falls together with the partner she has at her side. Christian Walder, himself a speed runner with World Cup experience, accompanies the Tyrolean to many races and is a guide and soul flower in one.

“He gives me tips on how to drive certain passages,” says Venier. “There he is the person who, of course, trusts most, in addition to my coaches. I don’t give him anymore. ”

Christian Walder was of course also there on Thursday when Venier was restless and hip -hard at the start. “At my 2017 silver medal, I still had recklessness. Now I’m more mature, but apparently more nervous than then. I slept so badly and felt not a minute. ”

Many Gucci

For this, Venier presented himself to the Super-G course wide awake and snapped the gold medal surprisingly, top favorite Federica Brignone (ITA), who had already cheered after her trip, surprisingly. It was a historic victory: the 31-year-old is now the oldest Super-G world champion.

Too long and often Stephanie Venier will no longer plunge over the downhill slopes. The Tyrolean is a family man, the end of the career is getting closer. “I won’t drive forever,” she said to the small newspaper these days.

For the greatest triumph of her career, Aunt Gucci, as Venier is also called for handbags because of her faibles, will probably be rewarded with a new luxury bag. “I connect handbags with different events,” she said.

Head coach Roland Assinger connects the gold medal with something else. “It’s good for the team and Austria.”