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Two World Champions – Long after the race it was noticed that Katharina Liensberger (left) received gold as did Marta Bassino. Image: keystone
Farce, in the wrong movie, carnival joke – the press about the parallel races of the World Cup
The premiere of parallel races at the World Ski Championships went bad in the pants. Because one course was significantly faster than the other, justice was trampled on at the expense of artificially generated tension. Switzerland received a bronze medal from Loic Meillard, although, like Wendy Holdener in the women, she was probably the strongest driver that day. But the regulation thwarted the Swiss trump cards, so the titles went to Mathieu Faivre (France) and the “simultaneous” Marta Bassino (Italy) and Katharina Liensberger (Austria).
What the press thinks:
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The “Blick” writes about a “scandalous race” and “ridiculous regulations.” This Tuesday will go down in the World Cup history books as “a black day.”
St. Galler Tagblatt
“If it was a movie, the director would sneak out the back entrance after this premiere.” A good comparison, after all, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, parallel races took place for the first time in a World Championship. The article stays with this image at the end: “If it were a movie, there would be no sequel. The parallel races continue. “
Watson
Daily indicator
“For years the FIS Ski Federation and the organizers had time to plan this event, which took place for the first time in a World Cup. The result is: a blue course that has more and more holes and a red course that seems quite passable all the way. “So far, wonderful images of snow-capped mountains and brilliant blue skies have been shown from this World Cup, and Exciting races, according to the newspaper: “Now, above all, these two misgivings are discussed with the combination and the parallel race. One thing is clear: now the FIS is challenged.
NZZ
The “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” gives the parallel race the space it could have deserved: that of a short message. In return, he offers you an exciting interview with the “eternal” head of the Austrian association, Peter Schröcksnadel. This is the page about the World Ski Championships:
Southeastern Switzerland
«What chaos, what discussions: the parallel races at Cortina d’Ampezzo experience an unsuccessful World Cup debut. The result is questionable from a sporting point of view, the FIS is in a bad position. “
Kronen newspaper 🇦🇹
“Two courses at different speeds, a probably unfair time penalty system and an inexperienced jury. Inclusion in the World Cup program will be questioned. “
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The newspaper describes the circumstances, how Katharina Liensberger was elected world champion long after the race because the Austrian federation studied the regulations and knew them better than those responsible. “The circumstances of this anniversary gold for the red-white-red were, of course, anything but the world championship: this debut of the parallel race is above all an embarrassment for the FIS. Actually, it would not be too much to ask that those responsible for the world association at least know their own rules of the game. “
The times achieved in the final in both races spoke clearly for Liensberger, but Bassino was proclaimed first world champion.
Dolomites 🇮🇹
«This new format is destined to offer more spectacle in skiing. But hardly a race goes by without being severely criticized afterward. It was no different at the World Cup premiere on Tuesday, although this time the outrage was greater than ever. “
Gazzetta dello Sport 🇮🇹
The great joy for the first medal for the host country of the World Cup was mixed with few criticisms of the regulations, which are described as “friendly”. “The fact that she started on the slower blue course in the first race certainly gave Marta a slight advantage. But that doesn’t diminish the merits of the Piedmont ski racer. “
World gang 🇳🇴
“Medal chaos and harsh criticism of the tracks: we call it a scandal”
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