Curious punishment or intentional? Reichelt is only allowed to start after number 45

Because the Salzburger would have only had one due to the start number rule and he didn't want that number, he decided not to appear at the start number draw and was not represented. This meant he was automatically put back in the queue.

According to the speed starting order that has been in effect since the 2016/17 season, the top ten in the world rankings are allowed to choose odd numbers of 1 and 19, which means that the best in the world can be found in a starting field that is spread out for a long time and the conditions can be different.

In May, the outgoing athlete spokesman Reichelt, with the full support of the best downhill skiers in the world, rejected his request at the World Ski Federation (FIS) congress in Costa Navarino that the runners from 1 to 30 be allowed to choose any individual number, which would create more equal opportunities. The runners would then choose the numbers with which they expect the best conditions.

Reichelt poker high Because Max Franz from Carinthia was not taking part in the World Cup due to an injury from the top ten, Reichelt moved up from eleventh to tenth place for the draw. And for the last person in the top ten who is allowed to vote, usually only one is left. Reichelt will compete in the downhill on Saturday immediately after the Spaniard Adur Etxezarreta, who has the number 45, with the number one around his neck and will ensure that his colleagues cannot be happy about any medals until then.

This starting number trick is probably not a faux pass from Reichelt. Instead, the Salzburg man, who was not able to achieve a top ranking in the downhill race this year, is speculating that the weather will get better and that he will take advantage of the high start number. If the forecasts of the meteorologists are anything to go by, then the Salzburger could be right. You will see on the slopes whether this is really the case.

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Curious punishment or intentional? Reichelt is only allowed to start after number 45

Hannes Reichelt will only start the World Cup downhill in Åre after start number 45 - and that seems to be the intention.

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