Disappointed fishtrap: “That wouldn’t happen to me otherwise”

In the end, not much is missing. After Fischler was eliminated in the semifinals against eventual Olympic champion Benjamin Karl, he also had to admit defeat to Russian Victor Wild. After a good start, the South Tyrolean made a serious mistake and retired shortly before the end: “I made mistakes in the last two runs, I don't know why I drove too straight: I don't normally do that. But those are the emotions of the Olympic Games…” So the bronze medal went to Wild.

After qualifying, Filehner was in 6th place and eliminated Zan Kosir and Andreas Prommegger in the subsequent head-to-head races. In the duel between the veterans and Benjamin Karl, “Fisch” didn’t get up to speed: “I was in pretty good shape today, but it wasn’t my route. I tried everything, I tried very hard.”

Nevertheless, Roland Filehner's performance should not be underestimated: "To be at the top at almost 42 is a good thing, but unfortunately it doesn't help to overcome the disappointment." For him, it was already his sixth participation in the Olympic Games Of course, a fourth place hurts, especially because it is the only success that the 2015 world champion is still missing in his career. “Now I’m going home to my wife and children.” Roland Fischller But the snowboarder doesn't want to give up yet, even though he has earned a short break: "Now I'm going home to my wife and children, then it's back to the World Cup and at the end of May I'll be on the Stelvio for the new one Test board. I will definitely be there again next season.” Even he probably won’t know whether Fiwickeler will continue at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy. The Villnösser would then already be 45 years old. Bagozza: “It was my worst giant slalom race in years” For Daniel Bagozza from Val Gardena and Mirko Felicetti from Trentino, it was already over in the round of 16. Bagozza particularly complained about the difficult conditions and his poor performance: “We also struggled a lot in qualifying. You can see that we don't have much feeling on hard snow and ice. In my descent I had some good sections, but in others I also suffered a bit from the icy route. It was a good experience to take part in the Olympics, but it was my worst giant slalom race in years, so I'm not very happy with the result."

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Disappointed fishtrap: “That wouldn’t happen to me otherwise”

The dream of an Olympic medal has probably finally shattered for Roland Fiwickeler. After a frustrating final result, the Villnösser was disappointed.

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