The Alpine Ski World Cup in Saalbach-Hinterglemm Is history. Overall celebrated for 14 days 175.000 Fans with athletes and athletes more than 70 nations A ski festival-mostly in the sunshine.
Seven medals Has that ÖSV team Get two of them in gold – more than most would have believed him in the current season.
The courier takes stock of the Tops und Flops This home World Cup.
Atmosphere +
A “winter fairy tale”, ÖSV President Roswitha Stadlober called the World Cup and that is by no means an exaggeration. A lot of sun, many Austrian medals and shiny and fair fans were the perfect ingredients for a two -week ski festival in the Glemmtal. ÖSV managing director Christian Scherer gave politicians the advice of taking bonds at the ski family. “That could be a signal that you should work together much more. Then you can also inspire the population. ”
Team-Kombi +
The new competition has passed the first probation test and is an enrichment. How often can you admire the stars from departure and slalom in one day? The classic combination is finally yesterday’s snow.
Sporty fans +
On the weekends, thousands of ski fans lined the route and stood the stars trellis. From Fieberbrunn, Leogang and Zell am See, the visitors came to the World Cup with their own board and ensured a unique backdrop along the slopes. Many combined the World Cup spectacle with winter sports. “These are wonderful pictures that show the fascination of skiing,” says Stadlober. Today’s slalom is even expected to visit.
Stephanie Venier: brilliant start
Stephanie Venier +
Your gold in the Super-G was an initial spark for the Austrian Ski team. The headline Venier, Vidi, Vici had long had many journalists ready at the push of a button, but it was only at 31 that the Tyroleaner now beat the big hour. Thanks to the bronze in the team combination alongside Katharina Truppe, Stephanie Venier (including Silver 2017) now has a complete World Cup medal set.
Raphael Haaser +
With gold in the giant slalom and silver in the Super-G, the 27-year-old Tyrolean gained heroic status at this World Cup. Star accompaniment and emotional outbursts are strange to the taciturn man from Achensee, Haaser is more of the type of silent connoisseur. If the Tyrolean actually becomes a series winner, the sports reporters can be almost a bit sorry for you.
ÖSV nerve strength +
The sporting leadership of the ÖSV had offered many opportunities over the course of this winter to panic and indulge in action. Despite all the deep blows and failures, the coaches remained calm and prepared the team meticulously for the highlight of the season – this was rewarded with a medal rain that was not to be expected before the World Cup.
Perfect organization +
If the Austrians can do something, then it is skiest to celebrate and to orchestrate them perfectly. From the smooth arrival and departure of the fans to the noble VIP Champions Club (cost 5 million euros) and the Home of Snow, in which the hospitality was kept up to the media center- everything went like on Locks. “We set a benchmark,” says President Roswitha Stadlober.
Loic Meillard celebrated as well as a number of Swiss colleagues
Celebrating Swiss +
The Swiss team has shown that you do not have to break under the pressure of success, 12 medals make it clear that Switzerland is currently the skination #1. The hours together in the nightlife of the Glemmtal, partly with illustrious hairstyles, made it clear that this group is a real team and apparently also draws its strength.
Minus
Empty grandstands –
The announcement was brave, maybe also a little blue-eyed: Saalbach-Hinterglemm should be the first World Cup in which all the competitions are sold out. This ambitious plan could not be implemented. On many days there were sometimes large empty areas in the stands.
ÖSV medalist –
It is not all gold that shines in the ÖSV team. With the exception of Haaser (27), Liensberger (27) and troop (29), the medalists are over 30 years old. At this World Cup, the generation problem could be concealed again, but the question must be allowed: Where are the born in 2000 and younger in the ÖSV team?
Lindsey Vonn: drama instead of toppling
Lindsey Vonn –
The American did not play a role in terms of sport, the only headlines wrote the 40-year-old before the team combination with her struggle with Mikaela Shiffrin, whom she did via social media.
Night life –
There were evenings when hardly anyone would have thought that Hinterglemm was the epicenter of skiing and scene of a World Cup. The bar operators and restaurant owners will not have posted sales records in the past two weeks.
Opening ceremony –
The best in the uninspired opening ceremony was the Austrian’s short appearance in the team competition.
Marco Odermatt –
You may be surprised how a world champion can appear in this section. Before this World Cup, it was only talked about whether the Swiss three, if not four gold medals. In this respect, the yield is modest. His young colleague Franjo von Allmen Stahl Odermatt the show.
Loose contact –
Feeling – if not counted – 70 times a day you have to listen to the furniture with which “artist” Oimara compares. The first tone already generates goosebumps that only arrives well at the apres ski fan. Not everyone likes catchy tunes. After the World Cup, this song has a break.