Marco Odermatt also has competition in the second worldcup-Departure in Wengen drove into the ground. However, his seventh win this winter was overshadowed by another serious injury. The German drivers experienced a debacle.
Marco Odermatt’s departure knot has finally broken: according to his worldcup-First victory on Thursday was against the leader in the overall worldcup Also on Saturday (January 13th, 2024) there was no problem at the 94th edition of the legendary Lauberhorn downhill run in Wengen (Switzerland).
The 26-year-old local hero conjured up a sensational run in the snow in fantastic conditions and took revenge for the “defeat” the day before in the Super G Cyprien Sarrazin. This time the Frenchman came second (+0.59 seconds). Dominik Paris from Italy completed the podium, but was already almost two seconds behind Odermatt.
Kilde falls and apparently seriously injures himself
What was overshadowed was the longest run in the world at 4,270 meterscup from a serious fall by Aleksander Ammodt Kilde. The Norwegian, who was already in poor health, slipped shortly before the target S and was thrown with full force into the safety net.
Kilde, who had triumphed on the Lauberhorn last year, had to be treated for minutes and then transported away by helicopter. The race was stopped for half an hour. A diagnosis is still pending, but the images suggested something bad. Kilde initially lay motionless in the snow and was bleeding from his right leg, which was eventually tied off. According to ORF, he is said to have broken his lower leg. The 21-time worldcupSieger took third place in the shortened downhill and in the Super-G in Wengen.
Last year’s winner Aleksander Aamodt Kilde fell badly on the Lauberhorn descent.
The Lauberhorn race also claimed a seriously injured person on the third day. On Thursday, Austrian Marco Kohler shattered his knee with a torn cruciate ligament. On Friday it was the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault caught in the Super-G who also tore his cruciate ligament after a fall. “Every small mistake is punished immediately“, Dominik Paris summed it up.
DSV drivers disappoint across the board
The German riders remained unscathed, but still experienced a debacle and all ended up outside the top 25. Andreas Sander (SG Ennepetal) was still the best DSV athlete in 28th place, but was already over five seconds behind at the finish. Luis Vogt (SC Garmisch/+5.40) finished the race behind him.
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Romed Baumann (WSV Kiefersfelden) also completely lived up to his expectations and had probably the weakest race this winter (+5.42). “It was hell today. The break threw me off course. Physically I wasn’t up to par today“, was the sobering conclusion of the 37-year-old veteran.
Dreßen’s body doesn’t cooperate
Behind him were Josef Ferstl (SC Hammer eV/+5.91), Dominik Schwaiger (WSV Königssee/+5.95) and Simon Jocher (SC Garmisch/+6.78), all of whom shook their heads at the finish . Things were even more disappointing for Thomas Dreßen (SC Mittenwald), who was almost 1.5 seconds behind at the start and then lost a huge amount of time. After half the distance he let the ride coast down (+11.56) because his body spoke up again.
Already with a jump in the upper section he “noticed that the knee was giving way again“It was later,”as if I was just riding on a hoe, I couldn’t feel my right foot“, said the most successful German downhill skier in World Cup history full of disappointment to the BR after his last place. “You put yourself into it and I really try everything, but it’s bitter when your body just doesn’t cooperate anymore.”
Odermatt like from another planet
The pitfalls of the challenging slope became clear early on. The Swiss Justin Murisier lost control after a few meters during the Russian jump and fell. He showed how things got better teamcolleague. Because Odermatt once again drove from another planet: even at the start, slightly behind, the 26-year-old then showed all his skills.
The first two key points with the Minsch edge and the Canadian Corner he mastered it perfectly. Odermatt also solved the Kernen-S elegantly before he followed up Top speed built up, drove the middle section with soulful turns and confidently brought his sensational ride to the finish line.
Sarrazin struggles in vain
Had Sarrazin Having put Odermatt in his place in the Super-G the day before, the Frenchman had to admit defeat this time. At the start, he was even faster than his competitor, but missed the ideal line in the middle section and slipped slightly a few times. In the lower part of the route could Sarrazin He still had to catch up a bit, but in the end he ended up more than half a second behind the day’s winner.
Even behind this, the competition cut its teeth in rows and didn’t even come close to Odermatt’s phenomenal time. For comparison: The Canadian world champion in Super-G, James Crawford, crossed the finish line a whopping 4.40 seconds behind. In addition, numerous athletes avoided the risk after Kilde’s fall. Nevertheless, in the end almost a dozen of the riders were eliminated after crashes.