Andrea Filser competed in a World Championship race for the first time: at the premiere of the individual parallel competition, the wild climber impressed in the qualification.
But to a surprise it was not enough.
Cortina d'Ampezzo - Andrea Filser was a fair loser.
The ski racer from Wildsteig congratulated her rival from Italy, Federica Brignone, with a fist bump and a few friendly words.
Filser was eliminated in the round of 16 of the individual parallel competition at the World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
After two runs she was 0.43 seconds back.
Despite the early exit, Filser found it “really cool to drive with the best in the world”.
The 27-year-old showed in the early morning qualification that she also knows how to move skilfully.
There she had qualified fourth on the course with the blue goals for the knockout round.
A total of 52 riders competed, but only the best eight on the “blue course” and the “red course” made it through.
"It's a tough number, this selection," said the Alpine Director of the German Ski Association (DSV), Wolfgang Maier.
Lena Dürr (Germany), Lara Gut-Behrami (Switzerland), Sara Hector (Sweden), Ramona Siebenhofer (Austria) and Petra Vlhova (Slovakia) were among the prominent drivers who did not make it to the round of 16.
Filser also received praise from Felix Neureuther for her performance: "It was a great morning from her," said the former world-class driver, who now works as an ARD expert.
0.43 hundredths behind after two runs
In the first knockout round, Andrea Filser met Federica Brignone.
The current sixth in the overall World Cup had completed the qualification on the red course in fifth.
In the first run Filser went into the downhill squat right after the start, but the commitment was not rewarded.
The journey was “a bit cramped” compared to the competitor, analyzed Neureuther.
17 hundredths of a second behind, she crossed the finish line on the red course, which turned out to be faster in the course of the race.
In the second run, the starting gate opened for Filser just 17 hundredths later.
The wild climber tried everything, but she couldn't get anywhere near Brignone.
Filser: First World Championship race "makes you want more"
Filser enjoyed her World Cup premiere despite being eliminated: The first appearance “makes you want more,” says the technology specialist.
The giant slalom and the slalom are still taking place.
The mood in the German team “is really good.
It's fun to be here. "
Marta Bassino won the women's gold medal.
The other medals went to Katharina Liensberger (Austria) and Tessa Worley (France).
In the men's category, Mathieu Favre (France) won ahead of Filip Zubcic (Croatia).
Alexander Schmid (SC Fischen) made it into the duel for bronze, but lost there against Loic Meillard (Switzerland) - also because of a fall.