Florian Schieder is looking forward to the weekend in Kitzbühel with great anticipation. © Pentaphoto

Super-G on the Streif: South Tyroleans want to surprise

The Hahnenkamm weekend opens on Friday with the Super-G (11.30 a.m.). South Tyrol's athletes only have outside chances, but the town of Kitzbühel brings back positive memories for Florian Schieder and Dominik Paris.

24 January 2025

From: leo

For the first time in four years, a Super-G will be held on the Streif on Friday. In 2021, Vincent Kriechmayr won, who is aiming for a sensational comeback, the last one so far. This year the favorites are different - especially the Swiss team of Marco Odermatt and Franjo von Allmen. "I've already made it onto the podium here, it's a special Super-G," said Odermatt before the race.

The same goes for Dominik Paris, who won the Super-G in 2015 and finished third in 2019. After the strong results in Wengen recently, the experienced skier, who is on the Steif s+ answered questions, Florian Schieder is also looking forward to Kitzbühel. The only two World Cup podium places he achieved here were in the downhill. It is uncertain whether he will manage a third time this year, as he is struggling with knee problems. "It's not ideal, but I think I'm ready for the races," says the Kastelruther.

Dominik Paris is aiming for the first podium place of the season. © APA / TOBIAS STEINMAURER

Despite his physical worries, he is really looking forward to it. "I just like the classics. Maybe it's the people, the cheering. 'You're not a real downhill skier if you haven't won on the Streif,' Franz Klammer once said. I'll try to put that sentence into practice."

The 29-year-old is expecting significantly better chances in the downhill, especially since he is starting with the high number 54 in the Super-G. Paris was drawn with number 15. Kriechmayr and Odermatt have the numbers 7 and 8 on their chests respectively. Von Allmen starts immediately after him.