Alexander Prast: “Learning from Paris and Innerhofer”

When the Italian Winter Sports Federation announced the ski squads for the coming season, a new name was found in the World Cup group. That of Alexander Prast. The 23-year-old finished fourth in the overall European Cup last season. The main reason for this was his excellent performances in the Super-G. Prast achieved one victory in this discipline and landed on the podium two more times. As a reward, he has secured a permanent starting place in the Super-G in the coming World Cup winter.

In a telephone interview with SportNews Prast spoke about, among other things, the difference between the European and World Cups and his goals for the coming season.

Mr. Prast, how are you and how long have you been training again?

Alexander Prast: "Thank you i'm fine. Since the start of the Corona crisis, I have been training a lot at home. The material tests that normally take place in the spring have been canceled this year. So I clocked up a lot of kilometers on the bicycle ergometer at home, but I also did a lot of strength training. I’ll continue to do this at home while I can finally go outdoors again to ride my bike.”

“Now it’s time to take the next step” Let's take a quick look back: How satisfied are you with the past season?

“It was my strongest winter so far. I could have done some things better, but the trend is in the right direction. Now it’s time to take the next step.”

This year you were promoted to the World Cup group. What will this change?

“Now I can learn from the best athletes. I can learn a lot from Dominik Paris and Christof Innerhofer. They have gained a huge amount of experience on a wide variety of race tracks and can give me valuable tips on how best to drive this or that section, for example. Both of them know most of the World Cup routes inside out and know what is important. They are absolutely exceptional athletes.” Alexander Prast has had a strong European Cup season. ©instagram

You have competed in the World Cup 14 times so far. Once you made it into the points. How big is the difference between the European and World Cups?

“Very big, the slopes alone are prepared differently. In the World Cup the routes are also longer and more intense. For example, corners are approached at a higher speed and are therefore more demanding. I will try to adapt as quickly as possible and thereby become faster and faster.”

“I want to finish in the top 30 in the Super-G World Cup” What are your goals for the upcoming World Cup season?

“My goal is to finish in the top 30 in the Super-G World Cup. I also want to improve on the descent. If I learn a few more things here, I see myself being equally well positioned for the future in both disciplines, even if I am currently faster in the Super-G.”

Finally, let's briefly talk about the current situation. What is the plan for the next few weeks?

“We will be training on the Stelvio Pass throughout June. Then you have to see how the situation regarding Corona develops. In late summer, ski training would normally take place in Ushuaia (Argentina Note d. Red. ) queue. But in times like these, that’s still up in the air.”

Questions: David Lechthaler

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Alexander Prast: “Learning from Paris and Innerhofer”

Alexander Prast fought his way into the World Cup group for the first time in the Italian national ski team. Now the man from Bolzano wants to assert himself there.

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