Ski World Cup 2023: Schmid far behind in the giant slalom – Schwarz leads after the 1st round in front of Odermatt

With Marco Schwarz (1st), Manuel Feller (5th / +1.27 seconds) and Stefan Brennsteiner (6th / +1.37), three Austrians placed in the top six.

Alexander Schmid, on the other hand, didn’t do well at all and kept losing time over the long distance. “Three seconds is a slap in the face. I just mightn’t get a train from top to bottom,” he said on “ARD”: “It then adds up. That’s huge.”

For the second round (from 1:30 p.m. live on Eurosport and discovery+) he wanted to “maybe change something in the material” and approach things “a bit more aggressively”. Schmid, who didn’t finish in the top 15, missed the bronze medal by 2.30 seconds.

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Combination silver winner Schwarz, on the other hand, was very satisfied with his best running time. “I had a good feeling from the top to the finish. It was icy at some gates and very slippery at others – thanks to my service man, my skis suited the conditions well,” he said Eurosport

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Austria is hoping for gold – Odermatt is lurking

Black’ motto for the second round is now “full attack”.

The great ski nation Austria has already won six medals at the World Championships in Méribel and Courchevel, but not yet a gold medal (three silver, three bronze – medal table).

Downhill world champion and giant slalom Olympic champion Marco Odermatt from Switzerland is still within striking distance, 0.58 seconds behind.

The 25-year-old is aiming for his first downhill and giant slalom gold since Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) in 2007.

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Between Zan Kranjec (3rd/+0.76) and Feller is Odermatt’s compatriot Loic Meillard (4th/+1.13). Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (Norway) retired.

“I lost the line and mightn’t get back in properly,” he said Eurosport: “In the end it was a mix – little giant slalom training, then the ice and a very rotating course.”

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The conditions on the L’Eclipse demanded everything from the athletes.

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“It’s an ice rink, you might skate down there,” said “ARD” expert Felix Neureuther, “it’s merciless, brutal, extreme, really tough.” With a running time of around 1:20 minutes, fitness was also required.

Von Hohenlohe still at the start at 64

A total of 100 athletes from all over the world competed in the “giant”.

At the age of 64, Hubertus von Hohenlohe dared to take to the slopes once more for Mexico, but was eliminated following a few goals.

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A total of 64 drivers made it to the bottom without any mistakes – the red lantern went to Carlos Mäder from Switzerland, 42.91 seconds behind.

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