The final weekend of the World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo was on.
In the men's slalom in the ticker, things did not go optimally for Linus Straßer.
The ticker.
Ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo - Slalom Men (Start: 1.30 p.m.): Final result after the 2nd round
placement |
Surname |
country |
time |
1 |
Sebastian Foss-Solevaag |
Norway |
1: 46.48 |
2 |
Adrian Pertl |
Austria |
1: 46.69 |
3 |
Henrik Kristoffersen |
Norway |
1: 46.94 |
>>> UPDATE <<<
2:24 p.m .:
Linus Staßer on
ZDF
: "If you don't have everything 100 percent together, it is missing here and there.
I noticed that today.
I've always been looking for something in training.
Unfortunately it didn't work at all today. "
2:21 p.m .:
Linus Straßer is in 15th place, at least World Cup points - and after the top 30 there is now the award ceremony.
Kristoffersen takes bronze, Pertl silver, Foss-Solevaag gold!
Joaquim Salarich:
The Spaniard is also involved.
Very many today!
Tom Verbeke:
The Belgian leads the way.
Tijan Mavort:
The Slovenian comes in at 18th place.
Ondrej Berndt:
The Czech crosses the finish line in 17th place - more than five seconds behind.
Foss-Solevaag can now be sure of its gold medal.
Erik Read:
The Canadians suffer the same fate.
He slips away and is out.
Manuel Feller:
Wild driving style - and there comes the threader.
That was it for him.
Linus Straßer:
Strong start, better than in the first round.
Then almost the struz after it slips away!
Defect in the flat part, it doesn't look good.
Then almost another fall!
He crosses the finish line 3.36 behind, that's still the best news.
His time: 1: 49.84.
He is currently in 15th place.
AJ Ginnis:
The American who adopted Greece as home is slipping away after a strong start.
Ramon Zenhäusern:
Loses insignificantly.
The Swiss comes in 11th and has to be content with 1: 48.98.
Manfred Moelgg:
The veteran crossed the finish line in 13th place, 3.05 seconds behind.
Time: 1: 49.53.
Simon Efimov:
Another positive surprise, the Russian.
And he should be happy with his 13th place.
Time: 1: 50.30.
Albert Popov:
The Bulgarian starts quickly, but then gets involved.
Benjamin Ritchie:
The 20-year-old US boy makes it to the finish in contrast to his compatriots.
Twelfth - he should be satisfied.
His time: 1: 49.23.
Matej Vidovic:
The Croatian crosses the finish line in eleventh place with 1: 49.02.
Adrian Pertl:
It comes out well, good rhythm.
Loses minimal.
Then close behind - and he crosses the finish line in second place!
21 hundredths!
His time: 1: 46.69.
That means - probably - gold for Norway.
Alex Vinatzer:
The Italian shows a few small mistakes - but still comes in third.
Is that enough for a medal?
His time: 1: 47.68.
Sebastian Foss-Solevaag:
What a run!
After crossing the finish line, he rushes into the gang after having made a perfect run.
His dream time: 1: 46.48.
Kristoffer Jakobsen:
The Swede comes in at the same point as Seymour.
Noel Clement:
He's still finishing the race - although he slips away from time to time, he puts the pressure on the inner ski too early.
His time: 1: 56.61.
Henrik Kristoffersen:
Big problems upstairs - but he crosses the finish line first!
The Norwegian leads with 1: 46.94.
Alexis Pinturault:
Only third!
At the same time as Hadalin, the French can do that better.
Schwarz has shown that you can do it faster.
Marco Schwarz:
The combined world champion.
Timid start, then gets into the rhythm.
He has a lead of 57 hundredths - and then threads it!
The next surprise!
Daniel Yule:
First!
The Swiss are 14 hundredths faster than Rodes.
He can hope for a medal.
His time: 1: 47.70.
Seymour Jett:
The second American is also threading in - and is out.
Stefan Hadalin:
He's angry too!
But at least second.
Of course, they all want to see the green time light up, but this has not yet succeeded.
His time: 1: 47.98.
Armand Marchant:
Third only!
The Belgian cannot endanger Rodes either.
His time: 1: 48.22.
Michael Matt:
Disappointing for Matt - he has a lot of sliding phases in it.
Only second behind Rodes.
Time: 1: 48.04.
Istok Rodes:
The Croatian crosses the finish line, his hands almost always in the snow.
His time: 1: 47.84.
We'll see what this time will be worth!
Luke Winters:
The American from Portland was 15th in the first run after starting number 38. So the track held for him.
But in spite of a solid beginning, he threads a little before the end.
1:23 p.m.:
The second round is about to start.
Straßer is 23rd and has to work under worse conditions.
Ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo - Slalom Men (Start: 10 a.m.): Final result 1st round
placement |
Surname |
country |
time |
1 |
Adrian Pertl |
Austria |
52.24 sec |
2 |
Alex Vinatzer |
Italy |
52.38 sec |
3 |
Henrik Kristoffersen |
Norway |
52.62 sec |
10.48 a.m.:
At this point we pause the ticker for the time being - Straßer is not in the top 15, the remaining drivers do not have any top candidates.
We look forward to the second round at 1.30 p.m.
Armand Marchant:
The Belgian arrives in front of Straßer - with that the German is out of the top 15. Marchant's time: 53.13.
Sebastian Holzmann:
The second German threads in - and is out.
Erik Read:
The Canadian doesn't manage to displace Straßer either.
Rank 18 - and the time: 54.46.
Giuliano Razzoli:
He fights his way back into the line after a mistake and crosses the finish line in 18th place, last.
Time: 58.52.
Timon Haugan:
And the next one is out!
Even he can't cope with the change of rhythm.
Straßer is still in 15th place ...
Stefano Gross:
advantage for the Italian - but then he threads it!
He furiously hits a stick in the snow.
Albert Popov:
The powerhouse from Bulgaria is selling at a high price.
He is satisfied with his rank 12 (time: 53.54)!
Straßer is only in 15th place.
Stefan Hadalin:
Rank 10!
Only 82 hundredths behind, 53.06, a very decent run for the Slovenian.
Straßer is now only in 14th place.
Jean-Baptiste Grange:
The old master from France starts well - but then falls.
What a shame for him!
Kristoffer Jakobsen:
Strong time and rank 4, he raises his fist!
What else did he conjure up on the slopes in the final part!
Time: 52.42.
Manfred Moelgg:
The Italian comes out
onto
the slopes in reserve.
But he finishes ahead of Straßer.
Time: 53.64.
Luca Aerni:
The Swiss are unlucky!
He threads it and is out.
Alex Vinatzer:
The Italian with a very strong run!
The two boys at the front!
The 21-year-old arrives with only 14 hundredths behind and raises his fist!
Time: 52.38.
Filip Zubcic:
Well, the Croatian.
He has problems too, two seconds behind and is behind Straßer.
His time:
54.24.
Linus Straßer:
The man from Munich shows a restless ride and has difficulties.
Many errors.
Already 1.47 behind.
And in the end it's 1.71 seconds behind and 10th place. That doesn't look good at all - it won't be enough for the top 15.
Pity!
His time: 53.95.
He leaves the stadium in anger - without an interview.
Dave Riding:
The Brit is back after injury.
Strong interim - but then the fall!
Too bad for him, that looked so good.
He's out too.
Risked a little too much, until then the trip was terrific.
Victor Muffat-Jeandet:
The third in a row!
The French also got involved and was eliminated.
Loic Meillard:
And the next one is out.
The Swiss are caught in the middle section.
Alexander Khoroshilov:
What a shame!
Good start, but then the Russian pulls in.
Michael Matt:
The fourth Austrian has a few unnecessary slip phases and comes in 8th.
Time: 53.19.
Daniel Yule:
The Swiss man shows a good run, stays within striking distance with his 7th place. Time: 52.88.
Adrian Pertl:
Wow!
Big surprise, the third Austrian grabs first place with a very smooth and nimble run!
He's probably surprised himself.
Time: 52.24.
Marco Schwarz:
The next Austrian is in 5th place. He can't be completely satisfied with that either - time: 52.81.
Manuel Feller:
Not a good performance by the Austrian.
He is at the very bottom, that will not be enough for the top 15.
Time: 54.02.
Noel Clement:
The Frenchman joins the two Norwegians.
Strong run - 52.58.
Henrik Kristoffersen:
It's just not enough!
The favored Norwegian remains just behind his compatriot.
Still, have a good trip.
Ramon Zenhäusern:
Clearly behind for the Swiss, he has to tremble whether he will make it into the top 15.
His time: 53.89.
Sebastian Foss-Solevaag:
The Norwegian is a little more risky and has a narrow lead over the French.
His time: 52.40.
Alexis Pinturault:
Did he put up with the slalom in the giant slalom?
The French get into the rhythm well, it looks fluid.
His time: 52.65.
It is now time to beat them!
Update from February 21, 9:37 a.m.:
The sun is already making the slopes
difficult
, even if the temperatures are currently still below freezing point.
At the moment, Cortina d'Ampezzo reports sunshine at minus 1 degrees Celsius.
We can look forward to the condition of the slopes.
Update from February 20, 8:11 p.m.:
Extraordinary rule change before the last race of the World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo!
For the men's slalom on Sunday, the FIS announces that only the best 15 riders will start in reverse order in the second run - and not the best 30 from the first run, as usual.
The reason for the modification is concern about the slope: Because of the warm temperatures, the snow surface could soften in the 2nd run so that it is more difficult to ski on from athlete to athlete.
If you start on the 15th of the first run, a relatively intact slope is expected for the fastest.
After the top 15, the remaining drivers start the race from the 16th of the first round upwards.
However, this also means that as a driver beyond the top 15 you hardly have a chance to move up to the top positions in the final.
Despite everything, let's hope for an exciting slalom!
Ski World Cup: decision in the women's slalom - the table
1. |
Katharina Liensberger |
AUT |
51.02 |
2. |
Petra Vlhova |
SVK |
+1.00 |
3. |
Mikaela Shiffrin |
USA |
+1.98 |
4th |
Wendy Holdener |
SUI |
+2.34 |
5. |
Andreja Slokar |
SLO |
+2.67 |
6. |
Chiara Mair |
AUT |
+2.75 |
7th |
Kristin Lysdahl |
NOR |
+2.94 |
8th. |
Camille Rast |
SUI |
+3.09 |
9. |
Ana Bucik |
SLO |
+3.39 |
10. |
Asa Ando |
JPN |
+3.42 |
... |
|||
14th |
Lena Dürr |
GER |
+3.75 |
20th |
Andrea Filser |
GER |
+4.39 |
Katharina Liensberger:
Fight for gold for the Austrian.
It starts in the same way as in the first round.
With her visor completely open, she shoots through the slalom.
The only question is: will she be kicked out or win?
She wins!
With an incredibly strong second run.
Huge jubilation and apparently some relief from Liensberger.
She took her chance and knocked Shiffrin off the throne.
First individual medal and a strong performance.
Petra Vlhova: Makes
the difficult start almost perfect.
Stay ahead of Shiffrin.
Even in the final part, she only loses a tenth.
Clear leadership for the Slovenian.
Wendy Hodener:
If the second section
does
better than Shiffrin, the American is
now
very closely on the heels of the American.
But then comes the defect in the flat part.
And it was there that Shiffrin was irresistible.
Mikaela Shiffrin:
The US slalom ace almost looks a little angry.
Full attack.
And it's worth it.
Shiffrin sits 69 hundredths ahead of Slokar.
Nevertheless, she raises her shoulders at the finish.
What does the rest deliver?
Ana Bucik:
You too are unhappy.
Far from Slokar.
The Slovenian can now really hope for a medal at the latest.
Camille Rast:
Visually, it gets along much better with the slopes.
But time does not cooperate.
42 hundredths behind, fourth place.
She is not happy with it, but the snow makes it very difficult for the athletes.
Lena Dürr:
Very annoying run for the Germans!
Already at the start loses half a second without major mistakes.
Two mistakes later, she crosses the finish line more than half a second behind Slokar.
Eighth now the theoretical best result for her.
Asa Ando:
The top ten are a huge success for the Japanese.
She can't gold the clean first run and after two big mistakes she ends up well behind Slokar.
She doesn't care at all.
Ando cheers and is happy at the finish
Nastasia Noens: Hitting the
trail can be so crucial.
The French woman is brought out of a gutter early and has to brake.
Slokar still in the lead.
Emelie Wikstroem:
The Swede doesn't get in well.
Shakes his head at the finish.
The tracks and the soft snow were clearly uncomfortable for her.
Chiara Mair:
Loses her lead over Slokar on the steep slope and can't do anything after that.
Kristin Lysdahl:
Comes out of the box well, is ahead.
But then she gets caught on the bar with her knee.
The rhythm out of course.
Nevertheless, she only lands 20 hundredths behind Slokar.
Laurence St.-Germain:
She also struggles early after the start.
The Canadian tends to be strong on flat slopes anyway.
In the end, she can no longer compensate for the wobbles from the steep slope.
Sara Hector:
Big fight.
Hector bites and literally jumps around the course.
Unfortunately, the effort is not rewarded.
Almost a second behind for the Swede.
Erin Mielzynski:
Very bitter for the Canadian.
She catches a sheet of ice in her back and falls, legs apart, over the next double gate.
She is already the fifth driver who does not finish
Andrea Slokar:
The Slovenian drives the treacherous steep slope super.
Also makes few mistakes below and goes to one.
1.25 seconds ahead.
This time should be worth some places.
Mina Fuerst Holtmann:
The steep start is simply dangerous.
It too does not bring the edges into the snow with enough force on steep slopes and misses a goal early on.
This shows the dilemma: too little courage at the beginning and the pace for the end is missing.
If there is too much risk, the slope here is simply merciless.
Elsa Fermbaeck:
change in leadership!
The young Swede is not one hundred percent clean, but strong and active enough.
The 20-year-old is allowed in the leaders box.
Nina O'Brien:
Unlucky again!
Most recently she missed the podium with a mistake in the last goal and today it is unhappy too.
She is already threading in halfway and is eliminated.
Thea Louise Sternesund:
The next driver who is
clearly having a
hard time today.
She too cannot attack Filser or Peterlini.
But I was able to celebrate a medal in the team.
Ekaterina Tkachenko:
The Russian shows what the times of Filser and Peterlini can be worth.
She slips too much on the soapy slope and loses to the top for over a second.
Martina Peterlini:
Filser is now defeated.
Peterlini gets the necessary seconds on the home straight.
Technically wonderful, it lands seven hundredths ahead of the German.
Leona Popovic:
The Croatian starts bravely from the box.
After the steep slope she loses too much control and thus her lead.
Filser on to one.
Andrea Filser:
The first German in the second run goes down the slope by train.
Two small uncertainties, your time with 1:43.89 but certainly the first scent brand this afternoon.
Alli Nullmeyer:
Even she doesn't dare to take the full risk at the start.
The Canadian with exactly the same time as the Latvian.
Dzenifera Germane:
The Latvian sets the first time in the first round.
A very controlled run brings her to the finish, which she is happy about.
The best 30 achieve this a great success for them.
Ski World Championships in Cortina: decision is pending - slalom women start in round two
Before the second round:
Lena Dürr can definitely hope for a medal here.
Car number four is definitely a trump card given the warm temperatures in Italy.
It's over 20 degrees in Cortina.
The current leader Katharina Liensberger already showed in the morning how well the field can be rolled up from behind.
Mikaela Shiffrin had a hard time in the soft snow today.
Was it the material?
After all, the unusual conditions at this World Cup do not make it easy for technology.
What does the big favorite show in the second attempt?
Ski World Cup: Women's slalom today - top 10 in the first round
1. |
Katharina Liensberger |
AUT |
48.48 |
2. |
Petra Vlhova |
SVK |
+0.30 |
3. |
Wendy Holdener |
SUI |
+1.24 |
4th |
Mikaela Shiffrin |
USA |
+1.30 |
5. |
Ana Bucik |
SLO |
1.39 |
6. |
Camille Rast |
SUI |
+1.76 |
7th |
Lena Dürr |
GER |
+1.96 |
8th. |
Asa Ando |
JPN |
+1.97 |
9. |
Nastasie Noens |
FRA |
+2.02 |
10. |
Emelie Wikstroem |
SWE |
+2.03 |
13:05:
The second round of the women's slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d 'Ampezzo begins in just under a quarter of an hour.
Then the decision is made as to who can secure the penultimate gold medal at the World Cup.
The Austrian Katharina Liensberger leads after the first round with three tenths ahead of Petra Vlhova from Slovakia.
But also for the German hope Lena Dürr could jump out in the top 5 in the end.
Emma Aicher:
The German surprise driver from the team event unfortunately just missed the top 30.
She also struggled on the difficult slope in Cortina and ended up in 33rd place.
Camilla Rast:
Next little damper for Lena Dürr.
Rast drives absolutely flawlessly and moves up to sixth place ahead of the German.
Sara Hector:
The Swede also fails at the 50-second mark.
Katharina Liensberger is very happy in the interview.
Her smile can almost be seen through the mask.
Her 48.48 were simply unbeatable in the first run.
Are there any signs of the next medal for the Austrian?
She won't have the slope advantage in the second run.
Ana Bucik:
The slope is really extremely steep at the start today.
Bucik lines up and comes out of the box a little cautiously.
But drives the steep slope solidly and conjures up before the goal.
She can't get close to Liensberger, but passes Dürr.
Paula Moltzan:
No!
From the point of view of the American, you really have to be angry here.
After the steep slope with a small gap, she worked her way forward again and with a courageous run could perhaps have looked at a medal surprise.
But then it threads in and has to bury hope before it was really there.
Federica Bignona:
Another fall!
The slope is now heavily extended.
The Italian can't get her tips around the pole in the slushy snow and hits head-on with her ski.
It flies forward spectacularly, but - thank God - it doesn't hurt.
10:22 am:
"I was
panting a lot
," explains Lena Dürr.
The sun came out very early today and makes the slope difficult.
She doesn't seem really happy about her run, but of course she is still happy about the placement.
After all, she is only one place behind Shiffrin.
If there are no further surprises, Dürr's fifth place should hold up into the second round.
Katharina Huber:
The first fall!
Huber loses control on the steep slope and slips left into the safety net.
During the swing, it falls backwards and is levered out.
Fortunately, nothing further seems to have happened to her.
Kristin Lysdahl:
The Norwegian is always a good indicator, a very consistent driver.
The course actually seems arduous today and she ends up behind Liensberger and Dürr.
Today we don't just see her slide many phases.
Lena Dürr:
The German starts bravely, attacks on the steep slope, but made two small mistakes.
Unfortunately, they work out directly.
In the end, however, it still works and gets the best out of your run in the finish.
1.5 seconds behind.
Fifth place.
Neat.
Thea Louise Stjernesund:
Katharina Liensberger's 48.48 seconds remain the measure of all things.
Stjernesund also lags behind for over a second.
It turns out that caution doesn't work today.
The snow accepts every slide today.
Wendy Holdener:
The all-rounder from Switzerland loses significantly on Liensberger even on the steep slope.
She stays just under 50 seconds, but cannot be dangerous for the Austrian.
Mikaela Shiffrin:
The big favorite drives extremely carefully.
Slips the curves slightly and lands well behind Liensberger.
Shiffrin now back 1.3 seconds.
Laurence St.-Germain:
The Canadian doesn't even come on the slopes.
More than two seconds behind Liensberger.
For them a negative preliminary decision.
Katharina Liensberger:
And the Austrian takes advantage of the good conditions directly.
With just a little wobble at the double gate, she conjures up a time in the snow that first has to be beaten.
Update from 9.49 a.m.:
Hello to the next World Cup day in Cortina.
Technology showdown for women in Cortina.
Who can prevail in the slalom?
Liensberger is allowed to ring in the race.
Ski World Cup in the live ticker: Women's slalom on Saturday - Comeback after the blink of an eye drama?
Cortina d'Ampezzo - Final spurt at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo *!
On Saturday and Sunday, the slalom will again be about medals.
The women make the start, before the men follow exactly 24 hours later.
Will Mikaela Shiffrin * succeed in another coup after the drama defeat in the giant slalom on Saturday (10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.)?
On Thursday she just had to admit defeat to Lara Gut-Behrami - the Swiss woman had crowned herself with a margin of two hundredths of a second.
Shiffrin could still be the queen of the World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
After bronze in the Super-G, gold in the combination and silver in the giant slalom, the American is now fighting for the slalom title.
Since 2013, she has taken first place in her favorite discipline four times in a row.
Katharina Liensberger (Austria) seems to be the toughest competitor: She took third place in the giant slalom, just 0.09 seconds behind Gut-Behrami.
Ski World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo: Slalom women and men in the live ticker
And with the gentlemen on Sunday?
Of course, all German fingers crossed for Linus Straßer *!
He has been able to use the past two weeks, says Straßer, quite well.
Finally no more racing after a kind of full sprint through January, but training, most recently in Toblach a good half hour away from Cortina d'Ampezzo.
"It was," he reports, "a very cool and calm preparation."
For the 27-year-old from Munich, “calm” was the most important thing: he had to “reflect” and “focus on the important things”, he emphasized, because before the World Cup, Straßer had slipped into a downturn after a furious start to the year .
His victory in Zagreb and a second place in Adelboden raised expectations.
Felix Neureuther called Straßer an "absolute favorite" for a World Cup medal.
Straßer sees “that is positive, that is a sign that something is in there”, that he can really achieve this goal.
But he emphasizes: “There are other favorites.” We're excited to see what's in there on Sunday!
(akl / dpa / sid) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.