“Everything is possible”: Vinatzer’s declaration of war after the Kitz drama

Before Vinatzer threw himself over the Ganslern slope towards the finish area, one thing was already certain - there would be a debut winner. Both 35-year-old Dave Ryding and the South Tyrolean, who is 13 years younger, had not yet won a World Cup race. Both were able to get a taste of this milestone, but it wasn't enough to jump to the top. But this dream ended for Vinatzer after just a few goals . For Ryding, a lifelong dream came true. Joy and suffering are very close together.

Despite a comfortable lead of around 8 tenths of a second over the Brit, the situation was clear for Vinatzer. “I didn’t want to tactic, I just attacked,” he explained after the race. He immediately denied that it was due to nerves. “Being the last one up didn’t put me under any pressure. At some point we will get our first win,” he said confidently. Schladming is waiting – Beijing is calling In any case, the technician from Wolkenstein doesn't want to let this setback get him down. Rather, he takes the failure as an incentive to improve in the next race. The World Cup entourage will continue to Schladming on Tuesday. Vinatzer also knows that the cards are being reshuffled there. "We will not give up. Now we go to Schladming and look ahead. We will try to bring both runs down well,” he said as his motto. "We will not give up." Alex Vinatzer In any case, it would be the optimal time. After Schladming, the athletes go on to Beijing, where the Olympic Games are taking place. At the slalom (February 16th) the best thing to do is to get the first medal. “There are still five races left this season. Everything is possible." Ryding is on cloud nine For Dave Ryding, however, everything went according to plan. Even though, according to his trainers, the Brit was not in optimal condition before the race, he made history with his first victory. Never before in the 55-year history of the World Cup has there been a winner from Great Britain. A success that Ryding could hardly have imagined, even at a young age. “When I was 13, I went out into the world to ski,” the 35-year-old once recalled. “It was a shock at the beginning, it was a long road.”

Ryding had to fight against any doubts again and again. But with his victory in Kitzbühel he put an end to this. “I never stopped fighting,” said the skiing exotic. “I always believed that I could do it, but my races became fewer and fewer and doubts are always there.” However, the timing of his premiere could hardly have been better. Shortly before the Olympics, Ryding is one of the favorites in the fight for the medals. Why big? The five slaloms so far have had five different winners. The performance density is higher than ever before in recent years. Or as Vinatzer put it – anything is possible.

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“Everything is possible”: Vinatzer’s declaration of war after the Kitz drama

He reached for his greatest success to date, but in the end all he was left with was the mourning of a missed opportunity. While Alex Vinatzer found the missed victory difficult to digest, Dave Ryding could hardly believe his luck. The voices after a memorable slalom spectacle.

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