The Swiss achieved a demonstration of power in the Super-G in Bormio on Friday, with the 26-year-old winning by just under a second over Raphael Haaser. The Tyrolean made it to the World Cup podium for the second time. After 30 runners, Vincent Kriechmayr was fourth behind the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Stefan Babinsky took sixth place.Bormio. Haaser also celebrated his debut on the World Cup podium exactly two years ago at the same place with second place in the Super-G. The 26-year-old repeated this performance with a furious drive, at least temporarily putting the absence of his badly fallen and injured teammate Marco Schwarz, whose season is over following the cruciate ligament tear the day before, into the background.
“The Odi has opened a new era”
“It suits me a lot when it’s technically demanding. When it’s unsettled and icy, I don’t mind that either. That’s why I really enjoy coming back to Bormio every year,” Haaser said happily on ORF following the race. Interview. Odermatt was out of reach. “The Odi has started a new era once more, hats off to him,” said the Achensee resident without envy. For the Swiss it was his 28th World Cup victory, his fourth this season and his eleventh in the Super G.
Kriechmayr, the winner of the first Super-G of the season in Val Gardena, was not satisfied despite his good placement. “I would say a modest performance. It was OK at the top, but then it was far too tactical, you had to be at your limit. It was a very mixed ride,” said the Upper Austrian.
There were also some failures on the Stelvio on Friday. The race started with a minor fall for Dominik Paris from South Tyrol, who had won the downhill race in Val Gardena two weeks ago. A little later, Bormio’s previous day’s winner Cyprien Sarrazin was also eliminated; the Frenchman took a hit and missed a goal. The rescue helicopter was finally used when Christof Innerhofer fell.
