Oberstdorf is one of the largest German ski areas and one of the most visited tourist destinations. But now they are irritated there: Why is everyone discussing whether skiing is still allowed? In the Allgäu, even nature conservationists work hand in hand with the mountain railways. source site
Fog, snowfall, wind: Despite obviously poor conditions, 25 drivers are taking part in the race in Colorado. Only after protests does the jury decide to abandon the race.Stormy winter weather initially threw up the descent of the ski racers in Aspen, America, and ultimately led to the race being abandoned. After increasing gusts of wind, snowfall and dense fog had created unfair conditions, the jury decided to end the race on Friday after 25 drivers. Previously, the still waiting athletes...
Alpine World Ski Championships often feel like a feverish dream for the athletes: they talk about it all winter long, say they don't even think about it before secretly doing it or not. And then the two weeks of the World Cup rush by so quickly, like most recently in the French Alps, that one wonders if that even happened: Silver winners from Greece, crazy Canadians and plucked Austrians, among others? Time for a review.Greek godsOpen detailed viewOn the podium...
Where do you start after such a slalom? At the gymnastics lesson of Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen, who followed the rides of the rivals sitting, crouching, jumping and with puffed cheeks - until there was no one left to beat his personal best? With AJ Ginnis, who once learned to ski on Mount Parnassus in Greece, Kaprun and in the USA, five years ago was no longer good enough for the American slalom team, on Sunday he won silver for Greece,...
Lena Dürr wins bronze in the slalom at the Alpine Ski World Championships - the first individual medal of her career. It's the story of a beloved who lost a lot to win.From Johannes Knuth, MeribelIf you understood ski racer Lena Dürr correctly, what would turn out to be one of the best moments of her career initially felt like one of the worst. On Saturday, after her second slalom run at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Méribel, Dürr...
Ski racer Lena Dürr won the medal she had hoped for in the slalom at the World Championships in Méribel, France. The 31-year-old, who was still an ungrateful fourth at the Olympics, took bronze in the sensational victory of Canadian Laurence St-Germain. For the DSV athlete it was the first individual medal of her career after three medals with the team.St-Germain (28) triumphed by 0.57 seconds ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin, who missed a lead of almost a second in the...
A few days ago, ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin had déjà vu. She still had a few goals to go in the alpine combined slalom, that had to be the gold medal, her first at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Méribel. And then: The American slipped out of the course, an incredulous smile playing on her face. "I thought someone was going to pick me up," Shiffrin said.Did that start again?You can win the overall World Cup four times, have...
The website of the World Ski and Snowboard Federation Fis has always been a serious source of news, and since Johan Eliasch rose to become Fis President, that hasn't exactly changed for the better - to say the least. In the past few days, however, one could exceptionally agree with the headline makers. The World Cup final in the team parallel race, the Fis rejoiced, produced all the elements that make this format so worth seeing.The drivers from the USA...
From Johannes Knuth, MeribelAfter the semi-finals, joy seemed to pave the way for the first cracks in the wall that ski racer Alexander Schmid had erected around his soul. He was sure of a medal now; in the final of the parallel individual race he could choose between gold and silver. It would be his first big booty in a major singles competition - but this time, Schmid said later, he wanted to do things a little differently than usual....
In the parallel competition, Alexander Schmid wins and secures the DSV the first medal at the Alpine Ski World Championships. It is the German team's first World Cup victory since Maria Höfl-Riesch won in 2013. source site
