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Parallel race in the live ticker: Premiere of the new World Championship discipline - "A tough number, this selection"

2021-02-16T07:43:18.596Z


The parallel qualification for women and men starts at 9 a.m., the finals start at 2 p.m. The live ticker for the new World Cup competition.


The parallel qualification for women and men starts at 9 a.m., the finals start at 2 p.m.

The live ticker for the new World Cup competition.

Cortina d'Ampezzo - seven DSV athletes want to prove their skills at the parallel events today, with one of the men being one of the favorites at the World Ski Championships premiere.

The German ski team is looking forward to the parallel races with excitement.

Even if some skiers are missing.

Ski World Cup: parallel races in the live ticker - "Have never done it in this way"

“That's a tough number, this selection,” said the Alpine Director of the German Ski Association (DSV), Wolfgang Maier, with a view to qualifying.

For the men there are 48 names on the start list, for the women even 52. But only the best 16 drivers are allowed to take part in the finals from 2 p.m. (ARD and Eurosport).

"We have never done it in this way before," said Maier about the competition, which is particularly popular with spectators and which is celebrating its World Cup premiere in Italy.

“That's why I'm curious to see what will come of it.” It was a matter of “just stepping on the gas,” said Alexander Schmid, who after his third place in the parallel World Cup in Lech / Zürs in November is one of the wider favorites.

Ski World Cup: DSV sends four men and three women into the parallel race

In addition to Schmid, the DSV is also sending TSV 1860 skiers Linus Straßer, Stefan Luitz and Sebastian Holzmann to the start for the men.

For Luitz it is the comeback after a World Cup break of several weeks due to a thigh injury.

Lena Dürr, Andrea Filser and surprisingly 17-year-old Emma Aicher were nominated for the women.

Kira Weidle, the silver winner of the downhill, has already left and will not compete.

However, some greats will be missing, among the men the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault, who has already won two medals.

Henrik Kristoffersen from Norway is also not on the start list.

On the women's side, the American Mikaela Shiffrin and the Swiss Michelle Gisin are missing the gold and bronze winners of the combination at the event.

(ajr)

Source: merkur

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