The new parallel format: This is how it works

Unfair, unattractive and, last but not least, dangerous: the parallel races are not very popular among the best skiers in the world: reason enough for the FIS to reduce this type of discipline to a minimum. Parallel races will only take place this season in Lech-Zürs on Thursday and Friday, at the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo and at the season finale in Lenzerheide (team event). And in contrast to last season, they present themselves in a new look. No more individual runs In addition to the increased risk of injury, most of the criticism recently focused primarily on equal opportunities. According to athletes and coaches, this was not guaranteed in the original format, as from the round of 16 onwards the duels were held with just one run. This season this is changing: from now on, the ski aces will always compete in two runs. The background to the adjustment is the realization that deviations between the courses due to the topography cannot be avoided, even if the gates are set out identically. So that the format doesn't drag on, only 16 instead of 32 drivers qualify for the knockout runs. The qualification, which begins on Thursday at 10 a.m., will be completed over two runs (one on the red course and one on the blue course). In the event of elimination, the driver will be immediately disqualified. The best 16 athletes will fight for victory in the evening from 17.45:1 p.m. In the knockout round, the driver who does not finish in the first run will have half a second added to his competitor's time, which is also the largest possible gap. Whoever reaches the finish line first in the second run advances to the next round. As usual, the winner of the race will be credited with 2 World Cup points. Nicol Delago is the only South Tyrolean to hold the South Tyrolean flag high on Thursday. The next day, Hannes Zingerle is the only local hope for the men. In addition to Manfred Mölgg (corona), Simon Maurberger (shin), Alexander Prast (wrist), Riccardo Tonetti (ankle) and Alex Vinatzer (appendix), Mikaela Shiffrin is also missing. The American prefers to train in Levi.

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The new parallel format: This is how it works

Last season, the parallel races and their mode in the Ski World Cup were heavily criticized. The International Ski Federation FIS reacted to this in the summer and made adjustments that will be applied for the first time on Thursday in Lech-Zürs.

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