At the slalom classic on the Kitzbüheler Ganslernhang (10.15/13.45, live on ORF 1), which was brought forward from Sunday to today, Manuel Feller, one of the greatest domestic hopes for a top place, will be missing. As the Austrian Ski Association announced, Manuel Feller has tested positive for Covid-19 and is already in official quarantine.
Feller was second in Adelboden and fifth in Wengen. On Tuesday, before the Olympic Games, there is still the night race in Schladming. As far as the departure for the Winter Games in China is concerned, Feller still has time. The men’s giant slalom is not on the program until February 13th, the slalom on February 16th. When he has just recovered, Feller has to do the first of a total of four required PCR tests, all of which must be negative, no later than five days before departure.
For ÖSV boss Andreas Puelacher, the worry lines are no less. “Sunday I have to propose the runners to the Presidium, which then forwards the names to the ÖOC. Of course it would be cool if we could wait for Schladming, but that’s not possible,” says Puelacher. A quintet would currently be eligible for four places. In addition to Feller, Adelboden winner Johannes Strolz, Marco Schwarz and Fabio Gstrein, Michael Matt also thinks he has a chance.
Today is the first slalom on the legendary Ganslernhang in two years, when Daniel Yule from Switzerland won ahead of Schwarz and Clement Noel from France.
Source: Nachrichten
