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Marco Schwarz failed to qualify for the second round on Sunday. © APA / EXPA / JOHANN GRODER
The record of the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) as organizational guardian of the opening of the World Cup in Sölden is positive, but after two unexpectedly tough defeats, there is a hangover.
October 19, 2020
The giant slalom is a mega construction site, but that is not only clear from Sunday. Even the new coaching team around Michael Pircher “couldn’t do a miracle,” said boss Andreas Puelacher. So only the keywords hope and hard work remain.
“You have to look the facts in the eye”
Andreas Puelacher, head coach of the men’s ÖSV
Stefan Brennsteiner as the best rider of the ÖSV in 17th place, with the women on Saturday 15th, 17th and 19th thanks to Katharina Truppe, Stephanie Brunner and Ramona Siebenhofer. The Sölden weekend was nothing for the ÖSV. “You have to face the facts. We are not part of the giant at the moment, the competition is simply better than us, ”Austria’s director of men’s racing Andreas Puelacher said in a nutshell.
From left to right: Andreas Puelacher, Edi Unterberger (Marcel Hirscher’s ex-soldier), Ferdinand Hirscher (Marcel’s father) still have a lot of work ahead of them. © APA / EXPA / JOHANN GRODER
Schröcksnadel keeps calm
“Leitinger was on the fast track, Brennsteiner naturally wanted to score points today, but he drove relatively well,” said ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel Milde. “I’m sure they can drive fast, they showed it at the top. You just didn’t take it down. But I’m sure they can. ”
“We will have to be content with small partial successes,” said the group manager Pircher, describing the situation that awaits us in the coming months. A fond hope for ÖSV is Manuel Feller, who was missing from Sölden due to his back problems, which had increased again during the running of the bulls. The same happens with Marco Schwarz, for whom the start of the season ate at halftime after a completely disorderly streak (39th).
Hirscher’s hits covered a lot
Basically, it’s clear that Marcel Hirscher covered a lot and diverted media attention from the dark side of his hits. From 2010 to 2019, when the Salzburg Superman established himself at the World Cup, there was only one more victory for the ÖSV at the World Cup level (Philipp Schörghofer 2011 in Hinterstoder) and a dozen other places on the podium.
Anton Giger, who has been head of sports since Hans Pum left, has installed a new team of coaches, with Hirscher Pircher’s former coach and Hirscher’s father Ferdinand as the long-awaited guarantors of success. However, they will need time because their approach is fundamentally involved, that is, with the swing technique.
Author: dl / apa
