Paris: “This is weather for staying on the sofa”

“This is weather to stay on the sofa,” said the 31-year-old with a smile in the ORF interview. Otherwise, he didn't regret his excellent placement. “Canceling the race was the right decision in terms of fairness.” This was also the opinion of Vincent Kriechmayr and Matthias Mayer, who took second and third place when the race was stopped.

In Saalbach-Hinterglemm, nine runners raced across the slopes on Friday, before the already bad weather finally got the upper hand . Fog and snowfall prevented other ski aces from appearing, including Christof Innerhofer. The descent was initially interrupted before the FIS decided after around an hour: the race would be canceled - and therefore not counted, because at least 30 runners would have had to start. “In the beginning it was a bit Rambazamba.” dominik paris Conditions were also not ideal for Dominik Paris, who started the race with number three. “A minute before the start I looked out of the starting hut and couldn't see the second gate because of the fog. 'That doesn't exist,' I thought to myself. “So at the beginning there was a bit of Rambazamba, but then it worked,” said the Ultner.

Dominik Paris (left) talks to Beat Feuz. © APA / HELMUT FOHRINGER

The snow on the route was partly wet, which made it difficult to get going. Paris acknowledged this with a typical saying: “At the middle station you almost lose your skis because you slow down so much. But from then on I got going and tried to drive a tight line. That paid off.” Next chance on Saturday At the finish line he was just ahead of world champion Vincent Kriechmayr. Afterwards, Beat Feuz and Matthias Mayer, the two best downhill skiers so far this season, also bit their teeth. The probability that it would have been enough for a victory for Paris was high. But the 31-year-old didn't want to think about that. “It has never happened to me that a race was stopped when I was in the lead. But be that as it may: For me it was good training for tomorrow’s race.”

There is one more descent on the program on Saturday (11 a.m.), the weather should be significantly better. When asked about the downhill ball, Paris replied: “The chances are no longer great. The other two (Feuz and Mayer, editor's note) have too big a lead.” Paris is currently 118 points behind the leader Feuz. You get 100 points for each victory, and there are still two downhill runs left - unless the race that was canceled today is rescheduled. Then there would be three.

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Paris: “This is weather for staying on the sofa”

Dominik Paris was well on his way to claiming his 20th World Cup victory on Friday. But then the descent in Saalbach-Hinterglemm was canceled after nine runners due to the bad weather. The Ultner took it with humor.

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