Olympic hero tough as nails
At the first World Cup slalom of the winter in Levi, Finland, Johannes Strolz finished 37th in the first run, missing out on the final of the top 30 racers by 0.39 seconds. Last weekend, at his home race in Gurgl, the 32-year-old Warther was eliminated in the first run after just over 20 seconds on the ice slope in Ötztal. A season opener to forget.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen "This is absolutely not what I had in mind," admits Strolz. "It's brutally annoying how the first two races went and the disappointment is huge."
No panic for Strolz
The consequence? "I will analyze what happened in detail with my coaches and make sure I prepare perfectly for the next slalom in Val d'Isère in three weeks' time." The double Olympic champion from Beijing - who, like defending slalom World Cup champion Manuel Feller, is still without any points this winter - is not panicking. "I'm a lot more stable than I was last year," explains the police athlete. "Back then, I started to think a lot after the failure in Gurgl."
Next chance on the Face de Bellevard
Especially as the head pilot already has a few ideas. "For me, it's about the final release of the ski not yet working the way I want it to," he reveals one of them. After the recent intensive weeks, Strolz will now train off-piste for a few days and work on his conditions again in order to score his first points on the "Face de Bellevarde" on December 15.
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