Elian Lehto rises step by step towards the top of the skydiving world. In the top race of alpine skiing, the prize money is just right.
Come on! Rovaniemi’s wild head Elian Lehto airs his historic performance in Kitzbühel. PDO
Alpine skier Elian Lehto was responsible for a huge surprise in Kitzbühel’s legendary downhill. The Finn finished 11th.
This is the best Finnish performance ever in men’s downhill at the Alpine Skiing World Cup.
– I am completely satisfied, damn satisfied. I just heard that this is the best Finnish ranking in men’s diving in the World Cup ever. I’m not number one, second or third yet, but this gives an indication of where I’m going, said the Rovaniemi resident to Iltalehte.
The bill was not perfect.
– I stayed in the second sector for five tenths. It’s just too much. I didn’t stand on the ski well enough and it took time. But this is alpine skiing, correcting mistakes, the 23-year-old alpinist gloats.
Andreas Romar held the best men’s ranking in the Skydiving World Cup until today. He ranked 14th in Bormio in 2012.
A dangerous slope
The Hahnemkamm slope in Kitzbühel separates the boys from the men.
Your plunge is extremely fast and steep. It has violent jumps and is a downright dangerous place to perform. Tens of thousands of alpine skiing fans scream at the finish line of the classic race.
The weekend is a huge event in Austria.
It is an alpine race that is equivalent to Monaco in formula one. The cash prizes are the pinnacle of the white circus.
– The atmosphere in the goal area was on top of Vimonen. Honestly, I thought I was much further back in the rankings, that’s how bad the start was.
Good account
Elian Lehto puts Finland back on the alpine skiing map. The man’s best World Cup ranking before Friday was 20th. PDO
Although Lehto puts Finland back on the alpine skiing map race after race, the man does not necessarily consider Friday’s race the best of his career.
– It didn’t feel like it, but on the other hand, it has to be. Results sports are played here. The better you count, the faster you are.
Do you know how much you earned today?
– There’s no v—u any smell. I guess you can see it on the internet.
Lehto’s prize money is 8,000 euros.
Here we go again
In Kitzbühel, the second diving competition will be held on Saturday.
– It’s sure to be tough again tomorrow. I’m not tired. I’m fine with competing on consecutive days.
The race was won by France’s Cyprien Sarraz ahead of Italy Florian Schieder and Switzerland Marco Odermatti. Lehto was 1.15 seconds behind the winner.