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The men competed in four world cup races, and the ÖSV team’s production is modest and in no way can meet the demands of the ski association: a fourth place in the parallel competition in Zürs by Adrian Pertl was the only top Five placed so far, in three of the four races of the season, no Austrian was in the top ten.
Understandably, local skiers longed for sprinting, in which the Austrians clinched five victories of the season last winter thanks to Matthias Mayer and Vincent Kriechmayr. The two were also the focus of the second downhill training session at Val d’Isère on Friday: Kriechmayr for his clear best time and Mayer because he finished in the safety net.
The Olympic champion survived his fall unscathed and can start this winter’s first Super-G today (10.30am) Mayer recently decided not to start at the Santa Caterina giant slalom, “because speed is more important to me.”
For Hannes Reichelt, the Super-G is the first race after his cruciate ligament tear. Almost a year after the injury, the old man is not the same again. “I still have to catch up, especially in extreme situations where I still get stressed.”
