Finally winter! While on Sunday with the parallel giant slalom in Zürs after the two descents in Zermatt, the third race of the men’s Alpine Ski World Cup had to be canceled due to the warm temperatures and the lack of snow, in many ski areas in North America it is already the dead of winter. To the delight of Vincent Kriechmayr, who is starting his journey to Colorado today, where he will be welcomed by double-digit minus temperatures and excellent slope conditions.
“I haven’t been this excited about skiing at the beginning of the season for a long time. I’m looking forward to when it finally starts,” said the 31-year-old from Mühlviertel, who will be preparing for the next World Cup races with his teammates in Copper Mountain. Two Super-Gs and one downhill are scheduled for the end of November in Lake Louise. “I recently regained my stamina and feel in good shape,” said the newly crowned Sportsman of the Year in Upper Austria.
After the games in Beijing, where he did not win a medal, Kriechmayr finished last winter perfectly with two victories at the World Cup finals in Courchevel. At the start of the season in Sölden, he had scored his first points in the giant slalom with 27th place. A speed specialist who wants to compete for overall World Cup victory needs a third discipline in addition to Downhill and Super G. (chz)
Source: Nachrichten
