Val Gardena: Sander just loses the podium, Kilde triumphs

Andreas Sander shook his head self-deprecatingly in the finish area, but the speed specialist had every reason to be happy after a very good fifth place in Super-G at the Saslong in Val Gardena. “It was a great trip. Self-assessment is not his greatest strength,” said “ARD” expert Felix Neureuther with a smile, who was impressed by Sander’s trip. Sander just “always wants to improve and develop,” which is great, Neureuther added.

In the absence of main star Thomas Dreßen, who continues to work on his return after hip surgery, Sander is currently holding the German Ski Association (DSV) flag atop the World Cup. After finishing seventh and eighth in the first weekend of speed in Val d’Isere, the 31-year-old from Ennepetal made the following improvement and then was carried away by a positive judgment: “I am very satisfied with the performance and the body language , a good result. “

Sander even set his best result in the World Cup. Four years ago he was also fifth in the Super-G in Val Gardena. However: “Here and there I could have unpacked a little more feeling,” he said critically, especially at the bottom he left a few tenths. For departure on Saturday (11:45 am live on Eurosport, Joyn PLUS + and Eurosport.de) So Sander still has room for improvement, he’s “in a good mood to get another good result.”

The Norwegian World Cup winner Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won the Super-G, and Sander lost 60 hundredths of a second. The Swiss Mauro Caviezel (+0.12) and the Norwegian Kjetil Jansrud (+0.21) completed the podium. Among DSV athletes, Romed Baumann attracted attention, with a high starting number in 16th place. Josef Ferstl was 20th, Dominik Schwaiger, Simon Jocher and Manuel Schmid (retired) did not score.

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