Super G also canceled
Too dangerous! Criticism of FIS for awarding the World Championships
There is not enough snow in the fall areas for the Super-G of the Paraski World Championships. As a result, two other disciplines were canceled yesterday, Tuesday. ÖSV head coach Manfred Widauer also criticizes the planning of the FIS calendar. However, the green light has been given for the technical races.
This is purely an emergency solution," Carinthia's paraski ace Markus Salcher grumbles. The allocation of the World Championships to Maribor (Slovenia) has caused a lot of displeasure - the downhill was canceled due to the (expected!) lack of snow.
I'm a speed specialist and train all summer for the highlight of the season - it's a shame that it has to end like this!
Markus SALCHER, Kärntner Paraski-Ass
The super-G on Wednesday, in which Salcher is the defending champion, was canceled on Tuesday after lengthy discussions following the slope inspection. "There is enough snow on the slope, but the fall areas are green - so safety is not guaranteed at all," says Austria's head coach Manfred Widauer, who was involved in the decisions on site as a jury member. "The coaches of all nations were unanimous in their support. Anything else would have been dangerous."
Medal chances are gone
"I'm a speed specialist, I train all summer for the highlight of the season - it's a shame that it ends like this," says Salcher, annoyed. "But if there are such discussions about safety, it would have been mentally difficult to start anyway." Compatriot Thomas Grochar also had great ambitions as the overall leader in the super-G - for him, the super-combined, in which he would have had a top chance of winning a medal, is now also off the cards. However, things are looking better for the technical events starting on Saturday. Widauer: "The slope is ideal for that!"
"A slap in the face!"
St. Veit's Elina Stary will be hunting for medals there. She is one of the hottest guns in giant slalom and slalom. Nevertheless, the excitement surrounding the speed competitions has left its mark on her. "The World Championships are taking place in Saalbach in the best conditions - and we're still looking for an organizer three months beforehand. It was foreseeable that there wouldn't be enough snow for speed competitions in Maribor. For the specialists, this is of course a slap in the face," says the 18-year-old, who will then start racing on Saturday.
"The whole planning is a problem!"
One reason for the farce is the late allocation of the World Cup to Maribor as a replacement for China. "The World Cup calendar is also always drawn up at short notice - that's a problem that the FIS has to solve. We never know in good time where we'll be racing," says head coach Widauer. There is still no official calendar planning from the FIS for next season.
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