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The Austrian ski men have once again undermined the worst result in Sölden racing history. After Manuel Feller was the best in twelfth place last year, Stefan Brennsteiner on Rettenbach Glacier failed to break 17th on Sunday. Only three Austrians reached the final, together with Brennsteiner, speed specialists Vincent Kriechmayr (24th) and Matthias Mayer (25th). The curt Marco Schwarz spoke of a “disaster.”
All three ÖSV riders in the points standings even consider their performance a modest success. Because Brennsteiner came back after another knee operation that had been done in February. And for Mayer and Kriechmayr, it is true that they do not feel at home in the giant slalom. Kriechmayr last played a giant slalom at Beaver Creek in December 2018 and was unable to qualify for the second half.
Brennsteiner “not dissatisfied”
“I’m not entirely dissatisfied with my career,” Brennsteiner said. “I didn’t get to the exit to the floor twice, now in the second round I didn’t find the rhythm on the floor above. There are some small things, but I think there are also a lot of positives. “He said he had two reasonably good races.” However, the demands will be higher during the season.
Kriechmayr was also half satisfied. “Points were the goal, I did it. Of course, with the good starting number in the second race, I wanted to go one step further. Unfortunately I made a small mistake upstairs, ”analyzed Upper Austria. “I also came in knowing that if I do well, I will definitely be in the second round. That was close anyway. But some turns were very good, I can take advantage of that. “
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Mayer struggled at halftime 19. a bit for not making the top 20, but we weren’t disappointed either. “The first was good and I have gone down well twice. It was basically a good day for me, ”said the two-time Olympic champion. “But I lost the duel downhill. It is not enough to manage the advantage in the second, ”he joked about the fact that he fell behind against Kriechmayr. Upper Austria should now invite you for a drink. “Yes. The one in front pays.”
Schwarz: “A disaster”
Black did not start in the first round. With a difference of 2.79 seconds, he missed the second race in 39th place. “It’s a disaster for me,” confessed the 25-year-old, who began with great expectations. “It was not optimal from above. I didn’t really start, I didn’t build the feeling that way. I took a bit of the bumps on the steep incline, then maybe I wouldn’t have been able to fully hold the tension. “
Especially in the first competition of the season which was a serious blow. “Of course you want to step on the gas and write. I did not succeed. Now is the time to use the four weeks for Lech very well and touch up the material a bit. Then we have to see that it improves. “
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Roland Leitinger was more than upset about his failure in the first round. “If you drive normally around the door, you are not far behind. I already saw that it was a little too tight. Then the material also bites down, then it was too tight and unfortunately I held my hand, “said the 2017 world runner-up. Before that, I had a good feeling,” because I was still cheeky, even if I didn’t go around the curves as I wanted to ” .
Leitinger would have been close to the top ten if he had succeeded, the male race director Andreas Puelacher wanted to highlight a positive aspect. “I think Roland would have been in a good mood,” Brennsteiner said of his partner from Salzburg. In general, however, Puelacher had to admit that international competition is more advanced. “We didn’t expect that after we could keep up with the Norwegians in training,” said the Tyrolean.
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