A laughing and a crying eye with Alex Vinatzer

Alex Vinatzer's season has been turbulent so far: At the start there were two bomb results with fourth and third place in Alta Badia and Madonna di Campiglio, but then inexplicably sand got into the gears (the native of Val Gardena only got World Cup points once in six races), which really gave him pause. But now the 21-year-old reported back to the World Cup and missed it almost a sensation, i.e. the medal places . “It is bitter. A fourth place at a world championship always hurts,” said Vinatzer after the race. “On the other hand, I was eight tenths of a second behind the podium and I have to say that I couldn't have done much more. In the second round, the piste was prepared with a lot of salt, I'm not that good on this surface yet." The 21-year-old from Wolkenstein wasn't completely disappointed, on the contrary: "This result gives me a lot of self-confidence after a January that was for “It was very difficult for me.” >>> The race report can be found here After the first round, Vinatzer was in second place and therefore in pole position for a medal. Why wasn't there enough for the precious metal? “I didn't find my way around well on the salty slope. The rhythm wasn't right at the beginning and there were a few mistakes. The others were simply better in these conditions. But I have to compliment the organizer: getting a good slope in such temperatures is not easy. It’s a shame that no spectators could be there.” Not unlucky at the World Cup Italy's World Cup record is mixed with two medals (Marta Bassino won gold in the parallel race, Luca De Aliprandini won silver in the giant slalom). South Tyrol remained without precious metals. The local athletes have not necessarily been lucky at the World Championships in recent years: Dominik Paris won Super-G gold in Åre and Alex Vinatzer and Simon Maurberger won bronze in the team event, but otherwise there was no such thing in St. Moritz (2017). in Vail/Beaver Creek (2015) a medal.

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A laughing and a crying eye with Alex Vinatzer

South Tyrol came away empty-handed at the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Alex Vinatzer almost struck, but the youngster had to settle for “Blech” in the final slalom on Sunday.

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