Austrian slalomists in preparation for Lake Weissensee: return on skis on 11 August

Schwarz & Co. in Carinthia between strength training and exercises ... particular. Next snow camp in Saas-Fee.

Sunday 12 July 2020 2 minutes reading time

They were the first to leave already in May, with a good load of work on the home glaciers and then dedicate themselves to hard athletic training. Load weeks for the Wunderteam and, for the Austrian men's slalom team, the location of Lake Weissensee in Carinthia was chosen for a few days dedicated to specific preparation; team followed by trainer Hannes Schwarz and who sees engaged, with the only exceptions of Michi Matt and Marc Digruber (the latter still recovering after the crusader injury last February), Manuel Feller, Marco Schwarz, Christian Hirschbuehl, Fabio Gstrein and Adrian Pertl. Also special exercises on the menu, such as diving from the cliff ... “We added adrenaline - commented Marco Schwarz - I took a dip from 16 meters in height, it's nice to try something different. In general, I am satisfied with strength training, I am very well. " “This type of camp is always useful - in the words of Manuel Feller - even if I've been missing for a while. After an initial loss, we had fun ... ". Marko Pfeifer, the coach in charge of the slalom team, will take over the group for training on the snow from 11 August, when the team will move to Saas-Fee for a new ski rally.

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