“I’m glad that the fall went smoothly“said Ferstl, who, according to team doctor Michael Koller, suffered painful bruises and an abrasion on his nose, but did not suffer any serious injuries. “ZI currently feel like I’ve had a full wash – the muscles are tight, the bruises are undeniable – but I’ll visit our physiotherapist first and let him get me back in shape“added the 33-year-old.
Helicopter transport mandatory
Ferstl (33), who won a Super-G on the Streif in 2019, got too close to the safety tarpaulin at the exit of the steep slope and fell. However, he was then able to climb into the rescue sled on his own. Apart from that, the subsequent removal from the mountain is obligatory in Kitzbühel, Ferstl was flown to the hospital in St. Johann for the examinations. Otherwise there were no other falls during the first training session on Wednesday.
Streif weekend as a dress rehearsal for the Olympics
At the weekend, the DSV athletes in Kitzbühel want to take the opportunity to gain fresh self-confidence for the Olympics. In the Austrian ski Mecca, the men have two downhill runs on the legendary Streif and a slalom.
In bright sunshine, it was the first location determination for the speed specialists: because there were small changes to the route: the local mountain and the entrance to the traverse, in the past often the scene of serious falls, were redesigned a bit. “More change than I would have believed“, said Romed Baumann. “The old version was certainly more spectacular“But in terms of safety, it fits. The World Cup second in Super-G was able to underline his ambitions as sixth in training for the downhill.”We are all really hot on Kitzbühel.”
Dominik Schwaiger was also beaming after tenth place: “It’s pretty icy, a bit restless“. But, “exactly what is actually good for me.” Simon Jocher was 20th, Vice World Champion Andreas Sander, who is looking for his form, took 28th place. The fastest was the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ahead of the Italian Matteo Marsaglia and Matthias Mayer from Austria.