Bronze in Team Event: Austria Continues Success at Ski World Championships
Stephanie Venier and Katharina Truppe won the bronze medal in the women's team combination at the Ski World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm on Tuesday. The duo was only beaten by Breezy Johnson/Mikaela Shiffrin from the USA and Lara Gut-Behrami/Wendy Holdener from Switzerland after the downhill and slalom. Mirjam Puchner/Katharina Liensberger finished in fifth place, Cornelia Hütter/Katharina Huber in sixth.
Fifth Medal at Ski World Championships
For Austria, it was the fifth medal; previously, there was gold in the Super-G for Venier and silver for Raphael Haaser (Super-G), Mirjam Puchner, and Vincent Kriechmayr (each in downhill). Venier thus secured her second precious metal.
The Super-G world champion raced with the necessary safety and risk, she was satisfied and had no regrets, she said after finishing seventh. Truppe also did her job well, it was just not enough for a temporary lead - and yet it resulted in a medal.
Truppe: "A Dream"
"The one above was kind to us today with the hundredths. I actually thought that the 14 hundredths behind Wendy would be too much. But like this - it's a dream," said Truppe. "I was much more nervous at the start than usual because I knew I wasn't racing just for myself." Venier had demanded "all in" from Truppe, after which the celebration in the "Immerlustig" team was boundless. "We were sooo happy, I think you could see that."
Puchner/Liensberger fell from third place at halftime to fifth. Third place was a good starting position for Kathi, the second in the downhill had said and cautiously added: "We win together, we lose together." Liensberger explained that she couldn't get into the rhythm. "It wasn't an optimal run. But it was a cool event, next time we'll do better."
Even Cornelia Hütter/Katharina Huber missed the podium. Hütter had set the pace with sixth place and subsequently did not look forward to the nail-biting. "When I see my name there and I can't do anything, it's a combination that makes it even worse."
"I hope that Kathi has something up her sleeve," Christina Ager had said after her 17th place in the downhill. Katharina Gallhuber then had a standstill during her run, ultimately finishing only 21st among 26 teams. "You gain confidence through good races, I haven't had many this year," Gallhuber said.
Next World Championship Medal for Shiffrin
Shiffrin returned from injury on January 30th, finishing tenth in the World Cup slalom in Courchevel. Now she has won her 15th World Championship medal, the eighth in gold. Johnson is the first double world champion in Saalbach after the downhill triumph.
There was no medal for Germany. Behind the American Lauren Macuga (with Paula Moltzan/ultimately fourth), the German Emma Aicher was second in the downhill, but Lena Dürr did not bring the slalom down as planned (17th). It was the opposite for Switzerland: Gut-Behrami only came in twelfth in the downhill, but Holdener turned things around.
(APA/Red)
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