“It’s no fun”: Frustrating games for Andrea Vötter

Despite the Corona Winter Games in China, her third Olympic participation should be something special for Vötter. The 26-year-old started the race in 7th place in the overall World Cup standings and definitely had an outside chance of winning a medal. In the end she finished 10th in the single-seater. There were problems especially outside the track.

Even before the first competitions in China, there was the first moment of shock for Andrea Vötter. Her partner Kevin Filehner from Meransen, also an artificial track tobogganer, tested positive on Friday, the day before his race. As a friend, Vötter was of course in contact with Fischnelller, so the two had previously been in the same room. Therefore, even stricter rules applied to her as the closest contact person than she already had. So she was taken to the train and back again by a driver alone. “The fear was very great that I too would become infected. But Kevin was almost more worried about me than I was,” Andrea Vötter told s+. The conditions before the Olympic race were not the best for Vötter emotionally either.

However, it didn't stop there for the luger from Völs. In addition to the psychological stress, the material also didn't work. Vötter was unable to use the toboggan that she had used at the dress rehearsal in China on the same track in the fall. This base was lost during delivery back from China. Vötter had no choice but to compete in the rest of the season, including the Olympics, with her old toboggan, which could no longer be of a top level. “It’s probably also because of the toboggan. I made some mistakes here. But even when I get a good run, I'm usually too slow. “The only thing that saves me is my good start,” she openly addressed the topic of material. One chance still remains in the team relay But these games are not over for them yet. Andrea Vötter will be part of the team relay on Thursday, which will start at 14.30:3 p.m. (CET). Vötter will probably start alongside Leon Felderer in the men's singles and Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner in the doubles. Overall, she will not have fond memories of her XNUMXrd Winter Olympics. “It's no fun if you can't even sit together for a little bit or meet other athletes,” she regrets.

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“It’s no fun”: Frustrating games for Andrea Vötter

It was a strange time in Beijing for Andrea Vötter. While a solid tenth place was achieved on the track, everything went wrong off the ice.

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