The Val Gardena effect creates the next sensation: winner from the Czech Republic

Yesterday was the big moment for a Czech. Jan Zabystran had a great run with start number 29 and became the World Cup leader Marco Odermatt still off. It was the Czech Republic’s first victory in the men’s World Cup.

“It was great to see the green light with start number 29,” said 27-year-old Zabystran in his first reaction. “I’ve never seen the green light at the finish. And it was wonderful to sit in the leader’s chair.”

Marco Odermatt congratulated fairly

World Cup leader Odermatt remained second this time. “Everyone who takes advantage of this opportunity deserves it. Congratulations to Jan,” said the Swiss. “I risked everything with my act, but it was very dark. I hardly saw anything.” Another surprise man came third: Giovanni Franzoni dedicated his performance to his teammate who died in an accident in the fall Matteo Franzoso.

It was a super-G, almost like a downhill run. It went through the Ciaslat in a direct line, the winning time was just four tenths of a second behind that of the sprint descent from the previous day.

You could hardly afford to make mistakes. Daniel Hemetsberger However, he made one in the final section and missed his chances of winning – seventh place. Also Vincent Kriechmayr didn’t make any mistakes – after an otherwise flawless ride, he remained in 9th place. “Unfortunately, I made a mistake on the camel humps – and the others didn’t,” analyzed the veteran. “Maybe we’ll be able to go downhill tomorrow without making any mistakes.” Giant slalom world champion Raphael Haaser was one of the fastest in the lower part of the route and finished in the top 10.

Stefan Babinsky: “That pisses me off!”

Stefan Babinsky made a mistake in the upper section of the route that robbed him of any chance: “That’s annoying. I had to fight to stay on the run. That’s getting to me! That wasn’t a good day.”

All-rounder Marco Schwarz got a few points, Lukas Feurstein had a backlog. “It’s so fast and so dark here today,” said the Vorarlberg native ORF-Interview. “I didn’t really trust myself today. I didn’t ski aggressively enough.” Daniel Danklmaier lay down in the snow shortly before the finish during his comeback race.

My favorite Franjo von Allmen (SUI) had a wild fall but was uninjured. The Norwegian was particularly unlucky Adrian Smiseth Sejersted. After a jump with a slightly twisted posture, the airbag opened and the 31-year-old missed the next goal.

We continue on Saturday with the classic descent in Val Gardena along the entire route. The start time (11.45/live ORF 1) remains the same. It should be exciting.