At the start of the Ski World Cup, the German Quartet misses the fight for the medals in the team competition. Italy wins the first gold.
It was scarce, very tight, but in the fight for a medal at the start of the Alpine World Cup, the quartet of the German Ski Association did too much in the gripping team competition. Because the two aces Lena Dürr and Linus Straßer did not stab as hoped, the DSV team was already eliminated in the quarter-finals against the number one set to Switzerland: After a 2: 2 after the four co-duels, the “Tie Break” went by 0, Lost 27 seconds.
In front of around 15,000 spectators, Italy then won the fight for the first World Cup gold against Switzerland. Bronze won Sweden, which had been eliminated in Austria in the quarter -finals of Austria, against defending champion United States.
“This is not frustrating,” said Straßer after the Germans left and emphasized: “It was a great performance by the whole team”, Switzerland, “a really hard nut”, it “just made it better” and “the little things” the difference. Dürr still felt a little guilty: her time against Switzerland was “incredibly bad”: “Unfortunately, that was nothing of me now. But that’s how it is,” she said in the “ARD”.
“Of course you are always disappointed”
In the round of 16, everything had run according to plan, Dürr, Straßer, Fabiana Dorigo and Fabian Gratz prevailed 4-0 against outsiders Slovenia. But then the German quartet left its great chance of moving into the semi -finals and thus at least the small final for bronze. The “Tiebreak”, in which the times of the fastest woman and the fastest man are added up, decided in favor of Switzerland.
Her time was also the reason why Dürr was so groomed: she won her duel, but the DSV team ended up on the steep slope on the steep slope. Previously, the Munich woman had been 0.64 seconds faster in the round of 16 against the Slovenes. Then also bitterly the Malheur von Straßer, who lost his duel against Thomas Tumler after an excellent start at 2-1 – and also left time due to a mistake.
“Of course you are always disappointed,” said Straßer, “but that’s how it is. At the end, too, the World Cup is about showing your best sport. And whether a medal comes out, that has to happen a bit . “