Dominik Paris: “I put everything on one card”

Paris has already celebrated 19 World Cup victories in his career, 15 of them in downhill. In this discipline he is now on a par with Austria's ski legend Hermann Maier and the Swiss Franz Heinzer. Behind Alberto Tomba (50) and Gustav Thöni (24), he has the most World Cup victories in the Azzurri camp. The triumph in Garmisch will be particularly memorable for the Ultner, as it is proof that he has finally regained his old form.

A little over a year ago, Paris famously tore a cruciate ligament while training near Kitzbühel. When he returned to the World Cup in December, the 31-year-old was still struggling with problems - understandable, after all, a torn cruciate ligament is one of the most serious sports injuries ever. With a lot of work and even more patience, Paris fought his way back towards the top of the world, where he finally returned with third place in Kitzbühel and, at the latest, with his victory in Garmisch.

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“I drove pretty much at the limit today,” said the likeable South Tyrolean in an interview with ORF after his first triumph since December 28, 2019. “I didn’t succeed in the upper part as I wanted. From the ice slope I had to risk a little more and from the Hell exit I put everything on one card.”

A strategy that should pay off. In the end, Paris was almost 4 tenths of a second faster than Beat Feuz and Matthias Mayer, who are the measure of all things in this year's Downhill World Cup. “Despite everything, we’re trying to put on a good show.” dominik paris He didn't necessarily plan for Paris to be in top shape before the World Cup in Cortina (the downhill run starts next Sunday), but he's happy to take it with him. “It has been steadily improving recently. I gained more and more self-confidence and became more and more relaxed. It’s a coincidence that things are going so well now,” says the reigning Super-G world champion. In top form for the World Cup On Saturday there is another Super-G on the program in Garmisch (11.30 a.m. / live ticker on SportNews ), before the World Cup adventure begins in Cortina. “The track there is new, so I hope we have fair races,” said Paris, who will miss the spectators. “You can tell that it’s different without fans. It's generally a bit strange. But you still try to put on a good show.” On Friday, he proved once again that Paris can put on a good show even without fans.

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Dominik Paris: “I put everything on one card”

Dominik Paris celebrated his first win of the season on Friday in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen downhill. Immediately before the World Championships in Cortina, Domme is back in top form.

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