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The descent of Val d''Isère, the first of the World Cup season, has overturned all predictions. The voices of the Slovenian winner and Striedinger and Kryenbuehl, who also dreamed of their first career success.
Sunday 13 December 2020 5 minutes reading time
An "O.K." literally crazy, as has happened in these parts on several occasions in history, certainly not the most recent one since recently there has been little competition on the historic speed track of Val d''Isère.
Fresh snow on the track, the light that enters and speeds up the track especially in the first half and here on the podium of the first seasonal descent you find yourself three athletes of a good level, two of whom already on the podium in the World Cup, but certainly far from to be considered among the favorites. Bib 41 Martin Cater, winner, number 26 Otmar Striedinger, second, and Urs Kryenbuehl third with 14; not only that, given that Germany has inserted Sander and Baumann in the top ten, Allegre with 30 touched it and the same compatriot Valentin Giraud-Moine (how beautiful his rebirth after the terrible injury in Garmisch) gave himself a Significant 14th place, starting with 39.
Over two and a half hours of racing and in the end Slovenia found success in the downhill with a boy who will turn 28 next December 20 and, until today, had collected only two sixth places in the CdM, between a combined in Wengen and a super-g in Kvitfjell almost 5 years ago. "I knew I had done a good race, but it was difficult to realize if it was top 10, top 15 ... - declared Cater immediately after the race to the FIS microphones - The thrill of reading my name above to everyone, with the best time, it was incredible. The track? It was just perfect and I felt stable and fast ”.
For a good half hour, he had dreamed of the coup "Oti" Striedinger, now a veteran of the Wunderteam who, after three podiums in the palmares, came really close to his first triumph. “I can't complain, even if bib number 41 beats you - the words of the Austrian sprinter released to the OESV press office - When I turned towards the scoreboard, once I crossed the finish line, I really couldn't believe it. The joy of second place predominates over the irritation felt at the moment when Cater beat me. It seems like a victory for me ”.
And the same goes for Urs Kryenbuehl, extraordinary protagonist in Bormio last year when he risked beating even the King of Stelvio, Dominik Paris, and today he gave himself the second podium in his career after finishing last season prematurely due to an injury . And perhaps the 26-year-old from the Canton of Schwyz is the man with the greatest prospects among the three who got on the podium today, thinking about the rest of the season.
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