Hutter, who had to cancel his downhill debut on Saturday at short notice due to physical problems, celebrated his next podium finish. The 30-year-old showed a very courageous ride in the best of conditions in Canada and was rewarded with another podium finish at Lake Louise. This means there was also an ÖSV woman on the podium in the third race this weekend. On Saturday, Nina Ortlieb surprised her return with a second place.
“On the fall-away entry I felt I was holding him too much, it was not good. Then I thought to myself, you have to risk it down there and be ready for it,” Hutter said in an ORF TV interview. said in. “I think I’ve got a lot of momentum there. Then the goals came really quick.
Hooters didn’t put up with their minimal losses. “I know everything in life comes back. And I know even two hundredths of a second will come back. There were days when I wasn’t doing so well. Yesterday, that was definitely bitter. Of course I feel better today. I can trust my gut feeling and my heart, and that encourages me in such difficult circumstances,” Styrian said.
Puchner misses out on the podium again
For Puchner on the other hand, it was not enough for a podium position. After four and five places in the downhills on Friday and Saturday, the Olympic silver medalist was 0.10 seconds off the podium with a fourth-place finish in the super-G. Siebenhofer showed his best race on Sunday at Lake Louise. After two unsuccessful descents, Styrian made a good run in the super-G. She finished seventh by 0.51 seconds back.
Puchner miss the stage
Mirjam Puchner again showed a good performance, but fourth was not enough for a podium.
Gogia misses out on sixth consecutive win
This was still enough for Suter to win at Lake Louise. After her second place on Friday and her third place on Saturday she was unbeaten in her third race in Canada. The Swiss downhill Olympic champion made no mistake and started at number 13, setting the best time that no other runner could match. It was the fifth World Cup victory for Sutter, the second in super-G.
Meanwhile, top favorite Gogia missed out on his sixth straight Lake Louise win and his second treble in Canada. The Italian, who was fastest on the downhills on Friday and Saturday, had to be content with fifth place (+0.36) on Sunday. Gogia made a huge mistake early in the race, fell behind and had to recover. On the finish slope, the 30-year-old made up some time due to his extremely high pace, but it was not enough for a podium. Gogia eventually had to be content with the fifth position.
Nicole Schmidthofer posted her best result since February 2020 at Crans-Montana as 14th (+1.03). Although Styrian didn’t run with a mistake, she had to make lateral moves on flat sections, among other things, but the 2017 world champion, who has yet to find her top form after a serious knee injury, can be satisfied with the sprint.
ortlieb is eliminated
Stephanie Vanier finished 16th in just 1.11 seconds. Tamara Tipler, who did not make the ÖSV squad in the downhills on Friday and Saturday, made a mistake entering the fallaway and lost a lot of time. In the end it was only enough for 22nd place (+1.31). Ariane Radler was 25th (+1.39), Nadine Fest was 27th (+1.59). Kristina Egger ranked 34th (+2.44).
On his return, Ortlieb, who finished second on the podium in the second descent on Saturday, was unable to repeat his performance of the previous day. For the woman from Vorarlberg, the race ended just seconds after she misidentified the gate and retired. For Ortlieb, who celebrated his return to the World Cup in Canada after a 23-month break from racing due to a serious knee injury, it was still a successful weekend. On Friday she finished sixth in the first descent.
The first three speed races of the season took place at Lake Louise after the cancellation of the women’s descent on the Matterhorn in early November.
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