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HEAD News: Mayer and Kriechmayr ensured a great end of the year (Photo: © HEAD / GEPA pictures / Patrick Steiner)
Great end of the year for the HEAD World Cup Rebels in the downhill in Bormio: Matthias mayer and Vincent Kriechmayr he secured a double win in the final race of 2020 at the selective Stelvio on Wednesday. The day before, Kriechmayr achieved his first podium of the season in second place at the Super-G in Bormio.
The two Austrians delivered a hundredth of a thriller on departure. In the end, Matthias Mayer was four hundredths of a second ahead of his compatriot at the finish line. For Mayer it was the first victory in Bormio, the sixth in a downhill and the tenth complete victory in the Ski World Cup.
“It was a good trip for me. Driving was different than training. Some parts were easier, others more difficult. I gave it my all from top to bottom. In the end it was a very close race with four hundredths, ”said a happy Matthias Mayer at the end. “It was much easier for me to drive than to train. The light was good too, which is why it was probably so poor, ”Vincent Kriechmayr said.
“That was, of course, a great end to the year for us,” emphasized the HEAD racing director. Rainer salzgeber. “It was perfect for us. Unfortunately it has Beat feuz he pulled himself out of the race with his mistake. Our team did a good job. Vincent Kriechmayr has a slightly different background. So he doesn’t have that many skis to choose from, which of course also makes things a bit difficult for him. “
With only 47 hundredths of a second behind the winner, Mayer reached Johan clarey ninth place. Just behind the French, Swiss Beat Feuz landed in tenth position. The 26th place of Simon Jocher Germany, who for the first time racked up World Cup points in relegation.
First podium of the season for Kriechmayr in the Super-G
Vincent Kriechmayr was already back on track for success in Super-G on Tuesday. The Austrian finished second on the podium for the first time this season. It was the 16th podium in the World Cup for the 29-year-old, the 11th in the Super-G. “Every now and then I was too adrift, the rest was fine. I may have slowed down too much on the steep incline but still lost it a bit. At least now I was able to put my training performance into practice on the run. I’ve always felt good in training, ”said Kriechmayr.
Kjetil Jansrud of Norway finished sixth in the Super-G, Matthias Mayer in tenth and Alexis Pinturault of France in twelfth place. Simon Jocher scored his first World Cup points with the 41st start at 15th.
Maria Therese Tviberg is among the best slalom athletes in the world
I could never Maria Teresa Tviberg Get a world cup point in slalom. At Semmering on Tuesday, the Norwegian ranked eighth with start number 54, making him one of the best in the world. After the first race, the 26-year-old was 23rd. With the third fastest time in the second race, Tviberg regained 15 places. The Swiss was the best athlete HEAD Wendy holdener as the fifth. The Italian Marta Rossetti was shown in eleventh place Lena Dürr from Germany and Sara hector from Sweden shared the 13th spot.
“That was a great result for Maria Therese Tviberg. Especially in the second heat, he attacked and skied very well, ”explained Rainer Salzgeber. “The development it has had is incredible. Five years ago I didn’t even know slalom skis existed. She was completely focused on speed disciplines and only tried her technique on the track after her injuries. That worked really well. “
On Monday, a giant slalom was on the program in Semmering. The race was canceled after the first race because the second could no longer be run due to a hurricane-like storm.
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