Sensational victory at the Super-G in Val Gardena

The Bavarian Josef Ferstl put in a brilliant run with start number two and has been in the lead ever since. So far, the German's best World Cup result is fifth place in Santa Caterina. In fact, Ferstl, who has repeatedly struggled with serious injuries in the past, has only made it into the top 10 three times. Even though Ferstl has already performed well in downhill training, his success is a sensation.

Franz narrowly beaten, Mayer in third place

It is extremely rare for an Austrian to have to admit defeat to a German when it comes to skiing. If so, then the technology specialist Felix Neureuther managed it. This almost never happens in the fast disciplines. But today was the day. Max Franz, who won the downhill on the Saslong last year, came closest to Ferstl so far. The Carinthian was just two hundredths short of victory. Another Austrian, Matthias Mayer, who made a serious mistake, came in third.

Defeat for the South Tyroleans

Peter Fill's example shows how close the distances are in Val Gardena. Half a second behind is not enough for an absolute top position. Fill crossed the finish line in eighth place - a good, but not outstanding placement. Christof Innerhofer and Dominik Paris have had a race to forget. While Innerhofer opened up a gap of 1,86 seconds to Ferstl without making any major mistakes, Paris had a lot of bad luck with his visibility. Immediately after the Ultner crossed the finish line, the race was interrupted due to fog.

Heel wasn't at the start today

Werner Heel, who made people sit up and take notice with two fifth places in training, wasn't at the start today. He is concentrating on tomorrow's departure. With Filip Platter from Mals, another South Tyrolean would have been at the start. However, Platter does not ski for the Italian ski team, but for the Swedish ski team. He would have crossed the Saslong with start number 76. But that didn't happen because the race had to be stopped after 38 runners.

FIS World Cup in Val Gardena: The final score

1. Josef Ferstl (GER) 1.35,28:XNUMX minutes 2. Max Franz (AUT) +0,02 seconds 3. Matthias Mayer (AUT) +0,10 4. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR) +0,22 5. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) +0,30 6. Andreas Sander (GER) +0,38 7. Adrien Theaux (FRA) +0,39 8. Peter Fill (ITA/Castelrotto) +0,52 9. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) +0,60 10. Beat Feuz (SUI) +0,71

21. Dominik Paris (ITA/Ulten) +1,74 24. Christof Innerhofer (ITA/Gais) +1,86 31. Mattia Casse (ITA) +2,27

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Sensational victory at the Super-G in Val Gardena

The sensation in Val Gardena is perfect. The German Josef Ferstl wins the Super-G, which had to be canceled after 38 runners. The South Tyroleans have less to celebrate.

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