Alpine combination with surprise winner!

DSV starter speaks of "poor evidence"

Created: 02/11/2022, 09:44 am

By: Florian Schimak

Simon Jocher retired in the slalom.

© IMAGO / GEPA pictures

On Thursday, the successor to Marcel Hirscher was sought in the alpine combination - an Austrian follows in his footsteps.

The race in the ticker to read.

Alpine combination in the live ticker: Final score after downhill and slalom

Update, 12.45 p.m .:

There was no German medal in the alpine combination – from 2.10 p.m. the German ice hockey specialists are working on their medal.

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8.15 a.m .:

Johannes Strolz’s gold medal is also a small sensation!

The Austrian follows in the footsteps of his father, who won gold in Calgary in 1988 - also in combined.

The sensational winner had already been thrown out of the Austrian squad before the current season!

He trained with the Germans, worked as a police officer.

He was only allowed to continue in the World Cup because Adrian Pertl, who came second in the slalom at the World Championships, had torn his cruciate ligament.

In January, Strolz, who prepares his skis himself, sensationally won the slalom in Adelboden with start number 38.

Alpine combination with surprise winner!

Kilde and Crowford win medals

07.46:

Kilde and Crawford actually get a medal in the combination.

This is very surprising, because both are rather speed drivers - and by no means slalom specialists.

But cool!

7.40 a.m .:

Ok, that’s a bitter performance by Simon Jocher.

The DSV driver tries everything again in the slalom, even taking some time from Strolz in the first sector.

But he also has to go a little too far and is eliminated.

Pity...

07:33:

THAT'S IT!

Pinturault tries everything, throws himself in completely - and then threads it in!

The French are out.

This is the Olympic victory for Johannes Strolz.

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7:30 a.m.:

Now the Panther is at the start!

Is there still something for Alexis Pinturault?

07:23:

Ok, the decision should have been made!

That was nothing from Schwarz, who was 1.28 seconds behind Strolz.

Although Alexis Pinturault is still coming from France, he will not be able to push the Austrian from the top due to the gap.

07:22:

Wow!

Strong run by Johannes Stolz, who immediately moves up to the top.

Now comes Marco Schwarz - the big gold favorite...

7.16 a.m .:

So, let’s start with the slalom.

Kilde starts right away.

The Norwegian does it really well, as he really isn't a slalom specialist.

Let's see what it's good for in the end.

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7.05 a.m .:

The slalom will continue in 15 minutes!

Who will win gold in Alpine Combined?

Simon Jocher rather not.

After the downhill he is in 16th place.

"It's very disappointing," said the World Cup fifth, who was slower than outsiders Arnaud Alessandria (Monaco), Jack Gower (Ireland) and Barnabas Szollos (Israel).

The Austrians Johannes Strolz and Marco Schwarz, who are better slalom drivers than Kilde, have the best chance of winning gold.

Alexis Pinturault (France/+1.92), vice world champion and Olympic silver medalist, and Swiss World Cup bronze medalist Loic Meillard (+2.79) struggled.

Xannick Chabloz (Switzerland) fell and injured his left forearm, which was still splinted on the slope.

Jocher called the fact that only 27 athletes were at the start in the traditional "Kombi" "an indictment".

In 1936, the duel was the first competition in which alpine Olympic medals were awarded.

"But you can't be mad at people.

As the format is current, it's not always fair and not really interesting for the viewer.

That's why I understand the development." He was "in favor of keeping the station wagon alive," said the German.

But then you have to "redesign" them.

6:11 a.m .:

The Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is in the lead at halftime in the alpine combination.

The only German starter, Simon Jocher from SC Garmisch, on the other hand, has little chance of a top placement.

The 25-year-old was 2.68 seconds slower than Kilde in the downhill on Thursday and is in 16th place. The upcoming slalom (7:15 a.m. CET) is his weaker discipline.

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Yanqing – who will put on the combined crown at the 2022 Olympics*?

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.