Alpine Ski World Championships
From the sofa to the top ten: wild ride for German ski duo
The Simon Jocher, who had already traveled, has to go back to the Ski World Cup. In the team combination, he loses time that Linus Straßer can no longer catch up. Switzerland dominates.
Simon Jocher was feverish in the target area, Linus Straßer pushed the German ski duo into the top ten. But there was no herb against the outstanding Swiss. The German Ski Association must continue to wait for a medal in the title fights in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, the Confederates celebrated a triple triumph in the team combination-their first at an alpine World Cup in 38 years.
Straßer’s catch -up is still enough for eighth place
Jocher, who had only slipped into the German team at short notice, took 18th place in the morning. Straßer caught up in the subsequent slalom – in which there were also numerous failures – and ultimately led the DSV duo on a declining slope eight.
Gold went to departure world champion Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard, silver to Alexis Monney and Tanguy Nef, bronze to Stefan Rogenin and Marc Rochat.
As the day before with the women, the team combination offered a lot of spectacle. And for the only German team of two, it was a particularly wild ride.
Jocher first and then came back
After his disappointing 30th place in the single departure on Sunday, Jocher had already taken home. Since the veteran Romed Baumann, originally intended for the team combination, failed due to illness, the 28-year-old was ordered back to Austria.
“The preparation was of course anything but optimal,” said Jocher. He had been on the couch when national coach Christian Schwaiger called him and told him he should pack his things again. After four and a half hours of car ride, Jocher was back on the Zwölferkogel on Tuesday – and then on the slopes in the team combination.
The speed specialist, who had been struggling with stubborn and painful heel bruising for several weeks, made a huge mistake that cost a lot of time for several weeks. Too much that Straßer could have ride the medals in the slalom.
Straßer’s run gives hope for Sunday
There were “light traces” in the snow and the “setting of the course not exactly being inviting,” said Straßer after his journey. He therefore no longer caught up 1.61 seconds behind the podium.
The fact that he drove the second fastest time in the final should be positive about the 32-year-old with a view to the single slalom on Sunday. In that he is one of the medal candidates. Straßer seems to have overcome his interim form low this winter. He had recently become fifth and fourth in the classics in Kitzbühel and Schladming. He is one of the last remaining German hopes at this World Cup.
dpa
Source: Stern
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