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German Josef Ferstl had a “dog day” during downhill training in Bormio (It). A four-legged friend reduced it to 140 km / h.
The men’s Super-G climbs at Bormio (It) on Monday, followed 24 hours later by the descent at the legendary Stelvio track. In the final training of the classic, there was an incident with animals, which almost came to a tragic end.
Because while the German Josef Ferstl was running towards the finish line at about 140 km / h, suddenly a dog appeared on the ideal line. Marshals were wide awake, waving a yellow flag to speed specialists.
“My first thought was that a fall must have occurred. Then I drove slower, ran over a wave. And suddenly a dog appeared,” Ferstl is quoted in “Blick.” “He was slow enough and ready to dodge.” Although his training career was “destroyed”, the 31-year-old, who won the Super-G in Kitzbühel in 2019, took the incident with humor. “The dog seemed relatively intelligent, he immediately moved to the side. So no problem.”
Ferstl finished 55th in the event, 80 seconds behind, fastest was Ryan Cochran-Siegle (USA) ahead of ÖSV aces Vincent Kriechmayr and Matthias Mayer.
