Shocking moment for ÖSV hopes in Val Gardena: “I was on the 17th floor”

When it comes to freestyle skiing, the Styrian speed specialist had his daring jump quite a good figure – without good posture marks, of course – but in a Super-G?

In any case, Vincent Wieser took care of that Insert of the day at the Super-G in Val Gardena. The 23-year-old got really excited during the challenging jump in the top part of the track catapulted into the air. “I was on the 17th floor.”

Wieser was only able to do this with great acrobatic skill tricky situation avoid a serious fall.

“I just thought to myself: Make sure you land on your skis. It was really at the limit,” reported the Styrian after his moment of shock.

The 23-year-old mastered this Challenge in extreme areas Not only that, but he didn’t let it throw him off course.

Despite the serious mistake, Vincent Wieser achieved his 22nd time in the Super-G Best World Cup result to date.

“I definitely lost a lot of time there, but it also released the handbrake,” says the speed specialist. “I actually thought the race was over for me.”

Great hope

The courageous performance in the lowest part of the route Of course, it makes clear that Vincent Wieser is not wrongly considered one of the ÖSV’s greatest hopes in downhill and super-G.

By the way, the Schladminger is quite used to tricky situations. In the spring, Wieser caused a wild take-off at the European Cup in Crans Montana, which ended comparatively lightly (see Instagram video).

On Saturday, the 23-year-old will have the next opportunity to demonstrate his skills in the downhill.