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The Swiss won the descent cup for the third time (Klammer only won 4 in a row) and celebrated with the crystal ball borrowed from the Norwegian. We explain why ...
Saturday 7 March 2020 3 minutes reading time
A triple party, like the descent cups won consecutively.
Only a certain Franz Klammer had a better career series with four, but Beat Feuz is increasingly in the history of Swiss skiing. Sure, it would have been a splendid second half of the season with a new duel with Dominik Paris, but the pre Kitzbuehel canceled this possibility with the injury to the blue ace. “It is true - explained Feuz today after finishing the descent of Kvitfjell in 4th place - that after Kitz it was easier without Dominik, even if the concentration had to be kept high.
The consistency of results has been decisive, a bit like what has happened in recent years ".
And on the awards stage in Kvitfjell, as there was no possibility of delivering the crystal balls to the finals, Feuz received the World Cup of ... slalom won by Kristoffersen in 2016. What happened? The FIS was clearly not ready with the trophies in Norway, since until yesterday it was still hoped to save the last act in Cortina: therefore the leaders moved by asking availability to the home athletes with a specialty trophy from ... lend. Svindal (present on site) was unable to help, since her cups are at the parents' house, while she found a way to get her from Kristoffersen home for the usual photos. And tomorrow it will be the same for the assignment of the super-g cup.
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