The Tyrolean carvten on Wednesday before 22,500 fans to the ranks two (+0.20 seconds) and three (+0.67) behind the Norwegian winner Timon Haugan. Feller celebrated an emotional return to the World Cup podium in the ninth race of the season, Grein cheered in the floodlight classic on the Planai on his podium premiere.
The half -time Linus Straßer (GER) slipped back to fourth place in the decision (+0.77). Feller increased by two places, Grein by four. “It has become time in a way, but as we said so often: you can’t force it. We are often very, very quickly driven for certain passages, but not for two runs,” said Feller on ORF.
Except for the duo, no ÖSV runner scored. Marco Schwarz threaded as a half-time-17. In the decision, the Johannes Strolz, who was driving around his World Cup ticket, also slipped tenth of the first run. Strolz ‘direct competition around the fourth ÖSV starting site in Saalbach-Hinterglemm had already clapped in the first run. Dominik Raschner threaded after moderate intermediate times at the penultimate goal, Adrian Pertl after just a few driving seconds. For Michael Matt, it was no longer necessary after a blindmaker after the first meantime.
Feller: “Was too little so far”
Austria’s slalom men had not yet achieved a podium and only two top five places in the eight season slaloms. “It was too little until now. Thank God it worked today, although the setting of the course was just very, very tenant, the more proud we can be that we did it,” said Feller.
Grein was also frequently scratched past a pitcher. In the 65th toilet slalom it worked. “If I hadn’t thought that this would go out with the two mistakes. I attacked, it worked today.”
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Image: (APA/Georg Hochmuth)
Source: Nachrichten
