Alpine combination today in the live ticker: final surprise by DSV starter?

Created: 2022-02-09 23:20

By: Florian Schimak

Alpine combination today in the live ticker: final surprise by DSV starter?

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On Thursday, Marcel Hirscher's successor will be sought in the alpine combination - maybe one last time?

The race in the live ticker

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Four years ago, Marcel Hirscher became the Olympic champion in alpine combination.

The Austrian slalom specialist won in his parade discipline and also convinced in the Super-G, which is actually more of a speed thing.

In the meantime, Hirscher, the eternal competitor of ex-DSV superstar Felix Neureuther*, has ended his career.

So a successor is being sought for him.

The favorites come from Switzerland and France.

Marco Odermatt and Alexis Pinturault will have the best chance of winning Olympic gold from 6.15 a.m. CET.

How's the DSV looking?

Rather mau!

There is Simon Jocher from Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the start.

But he doesn't have a chance on the front ranks.

Gold, silver or bronze should be difficult.

Combination slalom today in the live ticker: final surprise by DSV starters?

It is quite possible that it will be the last race in this competition.

Because rumors have been around for a long time that the station wagon, which was first held at the 1936 Winter Games, is to be cancelled.

The station wagon made it to the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, but not to the World Cup calendar.

"Basically, the thought behind the discipline is a very nice one, namely to find the best all-rounder in alpine skiing," says slalom specialist Linus Straßer.

Men's national coach Christian Schwaiger has a different opinion: "Unfortunately, the way things are currently going with the Alpine combination, it doesn't work."

It will be interesting to see how the future looks.