The SportNews ski cannon: 33,33 percent gold

From a South Tyrolean perspective, the World Cup began with a disgrace: for the fourth time in a row, no South Tyrolean took part in a women's World Cup Super-G, as was the case in 2013, 2015 and 2017. The last female starter in a World Cup Super-G to date was the woman from Olanger Hanna Schnarf 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Admittedly, Schnarf would probably have been in the squad for the Super-G, but she is injured (broken tibia and fibula in November). Regardless, for a “ski nation” like South Tyrol, this is a real disgrace that makes you think. What is going wrong in the country on the Etsch when such a wake-up call has not been heard for six years? South Tyrol has a Super-G tradition, with the Val Gardena native taking the title in 1996 and 1997 Isolde Kostner the gold medal in this difficult discipline.

First-class World Cup debut for Nicol Delago © APA/afp / FABRICE COFFRINI

The statistics for men point in the opposite direction: dominik paris was crowned the third Super-G world champion from South Tyrol on the 2172 meter long Olympic slope Patrick Staudacher 2007 and Christoph Innerhofer 2011. The latter, in fourth place, missed his fourth World Championship medal by 0,29 seconds or 6,67 meters. The woman from Gardena was missing even less, namely 3,45 meters Nicol Delago at their first World Cup start. The 23-year-old came in an excellent sixth place in the downhill, beaten only by the superstars of this subject, Ilka Stuhec (downhill world champion 2017, 2019), Lindsey Vonn (downhill world champion 2009) and the surprise from Switzerland, Corinne Suter (silver medal in downhill , bronze medal Super-G). The 24-year-old is trained by Roland Platzer, The man from Vinschger is the head coach of the Swiss speed women and was previously successful with the Swiss men with Didier Cuche and Didier Defago.

Because only the medals count at a World Cup, a sensational performance was lost in the reporting. The 22-year-old Canadian Roni Remme Head coach's protégé finished the combination in 5th place Manuel Gamper (Ulten) drove the best time in the slalom and gained 23 (!) positions. Incidentally, Manuel Gamper was the course setter in the combined slalom. It goes into the pole forest With a world title and two fourth places ( Christoph Innerhofer in Super-G, Riccardo Tonetti in the combination) the speed men have set the bar high for the technicians; based on the three gold medals awarded so far, the domestic yield is 33,33 percent! A value that will be difficult to beat in the second week of the World Cup Manfred Mölgg already won the silver medal in the slalom at the 2007 World Ski Championships in Åre, and the 36-year-old from Enneberg is still one of the world's best in the pole forest twelve years later. With Alex Vinatzer (19), a very young man from Val Gardena is in the World Cup squad. The vice-junior world champion in slalom scored his first World Cup points this winter. First and foremost, it's about nothing for him - no one expects a medal. But South Tyrol also has a problem in slalom and giant slalom: since the resignation of Manuela Mölgg The gap has not yet been filled, there is no South Tyrolean at the start in the slalom and giant slalom at the World Cup. A pity. Very unfortunate.

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The SportNews ski cannon: 33,33 percent gold

The first chapter of the 2019 World Ski Championships in Åre has been written, six world champions have already been determined, four gold medals are still outstanding, plus the team competition.

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