Four Germans took part in the parallel qualification for women and men.
A DSV athlete just barely missed a medal.
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Final placement |
athlete |
gold |
Mathieu Faivre (FRA) |
silver |
Filip Zubcic (CRO) |
bronze |
Loic Meillard (SUI) |
4th Place |
Alexander Schmid |
Second round of the men's final round:
Mathieu Faivre vs. Filip Zubcic (final return):
As in the first run, Zubcic can't really drive himself into a flow, but can be happy about silver in the end.
Faivre does not stay clear either, but crosses the finish line before the Croatian and takes the gold medal!
Alexander Schmid vs Loic Meillard (duel for 3rd place - back):
Schmid makes it up to the middle of the route - and then falls unexpectedly!
The bronze medal goes to Loic Meillard from Switzerland.
That was bitter!
Second round of the women's final round:
Athlete |
|
gold |
Marta Bassino (ITA) |
silver |
Katharine Liensberger (AUT) |
bronze |
Tessa Worley (FRA) |
Katharina Liensberger vs Marta Bassino (final return):
And Liensberger just barely missed the gold medal.
The two drivers cross the finish line at the same time, so local hero Marta Bassino wins gold, Liensberger silver!
Tessa Worley vs Paula Moltzan (duel for 3rd place - back):
Who will get the first medal?
Moltzan has got off to a good start, but then Worley whizzes past her.
"I had the better route," said the French Worley after her bronze victory to her opponent.
First round of the men's final round:
Mathieu Faivre vs. Filip Zubcic (final Hin):
Strong from the French!
Faivre prevails on the blue course, while Zukcic makes mistakes and is 0.23 seconds behind.
Alexander Schmid vs Loic Meillard (duel for 3rd place - back):
Schmid has to admit defeat to Meillard on the blue route, half a second behind.
But in the second run he will start on the red course.
First round of the women's final round:
Katharina Liensberger vs. Marta Bassino (final outward):
Bassino makes a capital mistake, which Liensberger exploits ice cold!
The Austrian is in the lead with a maximum lead.
Tessa Worley vs Paula Moltzan (duel for third place - back): The
duel for third place is still about bronze.
Moltzan can convince on the red route.
Can Worley now react to the half-second lead?
Second men's semi-final round:
Mathieu Faivre vs. Alexander Schmid (1/2 back):
Faivre with a great start, Schmid is a little off the track and misses the final.
But the bronze medal is still there for the German Ski Association!
Filip Zubcic vs. Loic Meillard (1/2 back):
And Zubcic is two hundredths in the final!
The Croatian fired the turbo after he was one goal behind at the beginning.
Who will follow him into the final?
Second semi-final round for women:
Marta Bassino vs. Tessa Worley (1/2 back):
Bassino doesn't start well, but she gets more and more speed towards the middle of the track and can qualify for the final!
Was that close!
It's all about the time of the re-run, which is why Worley is now angry.
But she can still get bronze.
Katharina Liensberger vs. Paula Moltzan (1/2 back):
And the Austrian is in the final!
Strong and sovereign passage against Moltzan, who can still fight in the small final in bronze.
First men's semi-final round:
Mathieu Faivre vs. Alexander Schmid (1/2 Hin):
Was that close!
With 0.16 seconds behind, Schmid cannot beat Faivre on the faster course.
The Frenchman had a great day.
Filip Zubcic vs. Loic Meillard (1/2 Hin):
The Swiss Meillard starts on the red course, he drives out the penalty.
Now we have to wait and see whether this can be countered.
First women's semi-final round:
Marta Bassino vs. Tessa Worley (1/2 back):
Tessa Worley can almost get the maximum advantage out against the Italian, in the end she leads with 0.48 seconds before the second round.
Katharina Liensberger vs. Paula Moltzan (1/2 back):
The first semi-final!
Who will get the medals?
Moltzan fails against the Austrian Liensberger very early and gives away the run.
With 0.36 seconds, Liensberger clearly leads.
Second quarter-finals for men:
Mathieu Faivre vs. Fabio Gstrein (1/4 back):
Fabio Gstrein doesn't do badly on the blue route either, but the Frenchman Faivre overtakes him and makes it to the semi-finals.
Luca De Aliprandini vs. Alexander Schmid (1/4 back):
Schmid can prevail!
Although he takes the slower course, he can save six hundredths to the finish with a good drive.
A medal for the DSV is now within reach.
Filip Zubcic vs. River Radamus (1/4 back):
Zubcic can impressively prevail against Radamus!
The Croatian pulls away and is in the lead by half a second.
Linus Straßer vs. Loic Meillard (1/4 back):
Linus Straßer is on the fast course but he makes a mistake and has to admit defeat against Meillard.
The Swiss is in the semifinals.
Second quarter-finals for women:
Marta Bassino vs. Federica Brignone (1/4 back):
Federica Brignone is powerless against Bassino on the blue course, it's the same pattern as with the other athletes.
The conditions are not particularly fair and the coaches are obviously very angry about them.
Tessa Worley vs. Tina Robnik (1/4 back):
And Worley also uses the fast course and moves into the semifinals.
Katharina Liensberger vs. Maryna Gasienica-Daniel (1/4 back): Liensberger prevails and is in the semi-finals!
Wendy Holdener vs. Paula Moltzan (1/4 back):
In the first rematch of the quarterfinals, Holdener has to admit defeat, she ends up in fifth place.
Men's first quarter-finals:
Mathieu Faivre vs. Fabio Gstrein (1/4 back):
Faivre can prevail with half a second ahead of Gstrein, now the differences between the two courses are noticeable.
Luca De Aliprandini vs. Alexander Schmid (1/4 back):
Schmid comes down well on the slightly faster blue course and leads with 0.29 seconds!
Filip Zubcic vs. River Radamus (1/4 Hin):
Zubcic arrives with just 0.34 seconds behind Radamus, even though he is on the red course.
That could be an exciting second run!
Linus Straßer vs. Loic Meillard (1/4 Hin):
Now the men's quarter-finals!
Linus Straßer hardly has a chance on the red course and has to go into the rematch, 0.5 seconds behind.
First quarter-finals for women:
Marta Bassino vs. Federica Brignone (1/4 Hin):
In the Italian duel, Federica Brignone clearly
prevails
with a maximum advantage.
Tessa Worley vs. Tina Robnik (1/4 Hin):
Worley, who drives on the blue course, cannot keep up!
That means a maximum backlog of 0.5 seconds - advantage for Robnik!
Katharina Liensberger vs. Maryna Gasienica-Daniel (1/4 Hin):
The Austrian Liensberger had a blunder in her run right at the beginning, the Polish Gasienica-Daniel crossed the finish line with a lead of 0.5 seconds.
Wendy Holdener vs. Paula Moltzan (1/4 Hin):
The Swiss woman continues just as she did in the round of 16 and pulls away with the maximum advantage!
Second round of the men's round of 16:
Mattias Rönngren vs. Fabio Gstrein (1/8 Hin):
The Austrian Gstrein is in the quarter-finals!
Rönngren is a bit off track and is therefore outside.
Now it's back to women!
Mathieu Faivre vs. Samu Torsti (1/8 back)
: Torsti cannot take the lead in the second round and is out, Faivre prevails with 0.55 seconds.
Another round of eighth.
Luca De Aliprandini vs. Marco Odermatt (1/8 back):
Odermatt loses by a hundredth!
The Swiss put in well, but di Aliprandini is a little faster and narrowly wins.
Stefan Hadalin vs. Alexander Schmid (1/8 back):
Schmid already had the lead and doesn't have to risk anything, he just prevails in the second round at the end, overall he deserves to prevail.
Filip Zubcic vs. Stefan Luitz (1/8 back):
The first DSV athlete is out!
Stefan Luitz has sold well, but in the end he is 0.2 seconds behind Zubcic.
River Radamus vs. Zan Kranjec (1/8 back):
The US boy can prevail against the actually strong Kranjec and is among the last eight!
Timon Haugan vs. Linus Straßer (1/8 back):
Straßer starts without an opponent, as Haugan's shoulder must have dislocated.
He's definitely in the quarterfinals.
Ivan Kuznetsov vs Loic Meillard (1/8 Hin):
Loic Meillard makes the quarter-finals clear!
The Swiss don't let anything burn.
Second round of the women's round of 16:
Marta Bassino vs. Meta Hrovat (1/8 back):
Bassino can use a dropout from Hrovat and prevails.
There will be an Italian quarter-final against Brignone.
And now back to the men.
Andrea Filser vs. Federica Brignone (1/8 back):
Filser is out!
The 27-year-old is left behind against the experienced Italian.
Tessa Worley vs. Coralie Frasse Sombet (1/8 back):
Worley can prevail by half a second and wins the French duel.
Tina Robnik vs. Piera Hudson (1/8 back):
Robnik stays cool and can master the slope in a technically demanding manner.
Hudson has no chance and is out.
Katharina Liensberger vs. Alex Tilley (1/8 back):
Liensberger doesn't give the Briton a chance and is through.
Maryna Gasienica-Daniel vs. Estelle Alphand (1/8 back):
Alphand makes up for half a second from the outward run, but Gasienica-Daniel can ultimately prevail with nine hundredths of a lead.
That was close!
Stephanie Brunner vs. Paula Moltzan (1/8 back):
The Austrian who comes into the race with a lead can start well.
But in the end, the American Moltzan pulls again - and still prevails!
Moltzan is the second quarter-finalist.
Wendy Holdener vs. Nina O'Brien (1/8 back):
Wendy Holdener can keep her lead and is in the quarterfinals!
Men's first round of 16:
Mattias Rönngren vs. Fabio Gstrein (1/8 back):
The Austrian Gstrein is the first to cross the finish line with a margin of 0.29 seconds.
Back to the women!
Mathieu Faivre vs. Samu Torsti (1/8 Hin)
: The Finn Torsti prevails with a hundredth!
Luca De Aliprandini vs. Marco Odermatt (1/8 back):
The Italian cannot prevail against Odermatt, who takes the lead a little earlier and then brings his lead over time.
Stefan Hadalin vs. Alexander Schmid (1/8 Hin):
The third German doesn't do it badly either and is doing well in the race.
His opponent didn't finish the race!
Filip Zubcic vs. Stefan Luitz (1/8 Hin):
Luitz is the second German in the race!
He secured 0.23 seconds against the strong Croatian Zubcic.
River Radamus vs. Zan Kranjec (1/8 Hin):
After a weaker start, the US boy Radamus has to admit defeat against Kranjec from Slovenia.
An exciting second run could follow with 0.18 seconds.
Timon Haugan vs. Linus Straßer (1/8 Hin):
Straßer doesn't let anything burn and gets the first round for free, because the Norwegian Haugan gets stuck.
Ivan Kuznetsov vs Loic Meillard (1/8 Hin):
As in the qualification, the Swiss Meillard makes a good impression and defeats Kuznetsov, who crosses the finish line with maximum distance.
Now the men's round of 16 starts!
First round of 16 women:
Meta Hrovat vs Marta Bassino (1/8 back):
Hrovat
prevails
against the Italian, 0.28 seconds behind.
Andrea Filser vs. Federica Brignone (1/8 Hin):
The German arrives in the duel with the strong Italian with 0.17 seconds to the finish line, here too it will be really tight.
Coralie Frasse Sombet vs. Tessa Worley (1/8 Hin): The duel between the French women ends in a tie! It will be an exciting second round.
Tina Robnik vs. Piera Hudson (1/8 Hin):
The gap between New Zealander Hudon and Slovenian Robnik is 0.34 seconds
Katharina Liensberger vs. Alex Tilley (1/8 back):
The second Austrian in the field clearly wins the duel.
Maryna Gasienica-Daniel vs. Estelle Alphand (1/8 back):
I beat the Pole Gasienica-Daniel against the Swede Alphand, who makes a crucial mistake.
Stephanie Brunner vs. Paula Moltzan (1/8 Hin):
The Austrian Brunner clearly prevails, the American Moltzan gets the maximum negative time with 0.5 seconds behind.
Wendy Holdener vs Nina O'Brien (1/8 Hin):
The Swiss Holdener cuts a fine figure and shows, O'Brien is 2.8 seconds behind!
Update, 2.00 p.m.:
The women's round of 16 will start shortly.
The Swiss Wendy Holdener starts against the American Nina O'Brien.
Update, 1:49 p.m.:
A little more than ten minutes until the start of the parallel event, four German participants are still there.
From 2 p.m. it will be seen whether there will be enough medals.
At the World Championships, the parallel races will be held in a new mode that was introduced last season.
The best 16 drivers are in the final, they drive in direct knockout duels from the round of 16 to the final.
The duels each consist of a round trip, with courses being swapped in between.
Placement runs are not carried out, the maximum delay is 0.5 seconds.
Update from February 16, 1.30 p.m.:
The parallel events for women and men will start in half an hour, the direct opponents of the German participants have already been determined.
In the women's category, Andrea Filser will meet the Italian Federica Brignone.
The meetings among the men are also already scheduled.
Stefan Luitz will race against the Croatian Filip Zubcic, Linus Straßer and the Norwegian Timon Haugan will face each other.
Alexander Schmid, who drove the best German time in the qualifying, is up against the Slovenian Stefan Hadalin.
Update from February 16, 1 p.m .:
One hour left until the start of the parallel event at the World Ski Championships.
The last four German participants are now hoping for podium places, the only remaining DSV athlete Andrea Filser is looking forward to "an exciting format that is really good for me".
Ski World Cup: parallel event today in the live ticker - four Germans in the finals from 2 p.m.
Update from February 16, 12.35 p.m .:
About one and a half hours until the start of the finals of the parallel events.
With Alexander Schmid, Stefan Luitz, Linus Straßer and Andrea Filser there are four more Germans, especially Schmid and Luitz are medal contenders today.
Update from February 16, 11.45 a.m.:
After only one German participant qualified for the finals at the parallel event of the women, things went better for the DSV men.
Three German ski racers were able to qualify from a field of 48 participants.
The best 16 made it to the next round.
Ski World Cup: parallel races in the live ticker - DSV men do it better than women
Alexander Schmid (Fischen) made it into the finals with the second best time, Stefan Luitz (Bolsterlang) drove the fourth best time.
TSV 1860 driver Linus Straßer will also take part in the competition from 2 p.m.
Another German was well on the way with Sebastian Holzmann, but he retired shortly before the finish.
“It was a bit strange to drive and the surface was a bit different from what we expected,” said Schmid, who finished second after his strong drive.
The man from Oberstdorf was “very satisfied” with his performance, even if Loic Meillard from Switzerland was a bit faster.
A total of four DSV athletes will take part in the finals.
Andrea Filser, who I qualified as the only DSV athlete for the finals, will meet Federica Brignone from Italy, who is one of the favorites.
In the case of the decision, which takes place from 2 p.m., in contrast to the qualification (only one run), two rounds are run - the better overall time counts.
Ski World Cup: parallel race in the live ticker - only one German qualifies for the final run
Update from February 16, 11.00 a.m.:
In the women's qualification for the parallel event, only Andrea Filser from the DSV team was able to prevail, while her teammates Lena Dürr and Emma Aicher missed the final.
The 27-year-old Filser from SV Wildsteig drove the seventh-best time of the 52 starters, only the 16 fastest drivers take part in the finals from 2 p.m.
It is "an exciting format that is really good for me," said Filser after her qualification.
“You have exactly one attempt.
It has to fit. ”Overall World Cup leader Petra Vlhova from Slovakia caused a surprise when she unexpectedly dropped out.
The fastest driver on Tuesday morning was Wendy Holdener from Switzerland.
First report from February 16, 8:23 a.m .:
Cortina d'Ampezzo - seven DSV athletes want to prove their skills at the parallel events today, with the men especially one at the World Ski Championships premiere of the discipline Favorite circle.
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)
