The 32-year-old is currently enjoying pursuing skiing as a hobby, but he still has sporting goals. “I’m in the phase where I say I’m enjoying it and I’m watching it on TV. What’s coming, that’s coming,” Mayer said. The three-time Olympic champion continues: “The goals in sport will not run out. If I find the … Read more
The squad is led by Kitzbühel winner Vincent Kriechmayr, combined world champion Marco Schwarz and slalom and parallel world champion Katharina Liensberger. “After consultation with the two racing directors, women and men, we decided to split the quota 12 to 12,” said ÖSV Alpine boss Herbert Mandl. He added: “Not least because we can fill … Read more
In the thriller of Spindlermühle, Shiffrin fell 0.06 seconds behind Dürr and had to be content with second place. Third place went to Croatian Zrinka Ljutic. The 19-year-old stood on the World Cup podium for the first time in her career. “It took a while before I got my first win. It’s crazy that it … Read more
Status: 01/29/2023 1:13 p.m Shortly before the World Cup, things are not only going well for Mikaela Shiffrin, but also for the currently best German slalom skier: Lena Dürr had already gained a lot of self-confidence with second place behind Shiffrin on Saturday. Also at the second competition in Spindlermühle on Sunday, she confidently maneuvered … Read more
The curious thing about it: Despite the mishap, Zingerle achieved the third-best runtime. He improved by twelve places in the final. And the 27-year-old was particularly fast in the passage where he took off. The mistake was also due to the rapid pace with which he got to the spot. Zingerle made up ground there … Read more
Linus Straßer grabbed his helmet in horror, drove to the edge of the Planai, leaned on his sticks and bowed his head. What a contrast! A year ago, the man from Munich drove to a spectacular victory in the prestigious night slalom in Schladming, this time he received the maximum penalty for a ski racer: … Read more
Two-man bobsleigh Olympic champion Laura Nolte has ensured a historic victory in German bobsleigh. On Saturday she secured success in the monobob in Lake Placid. In the 15th World Cup race in the history of this discipline, it was the first German success. Nolte won with a total time of 2:01, 31 minutes ahead of … Read more
Lena Dürr cheered exuberantly, Petra Vlhova shed a tear of joy – only for Mikaela Shiffrin, for once, it wasn’t enough for a big, overwhelming moment. The 27-year-old American, who was second, missed her 83rd World Cup success by 0.43 seconds and thus missed the new victory record. The record is of course only a … Read more