Germany all on Viktoria Rebensburg's shoulders: "I want the fourth crystal ball in giant"

In the Teutonic house the opening of Soelden is prepared with confidence, albeit with a reduced numerical education.

Friday 25 October 2019 4 minutes reading time

The Germany that appears on the Rettenbach for the first two giants of the 2019/2020 World Cup, will line up only seven athletes between the male quartet formed by Stefan Luitz, Fritz Dopfer, Alexander Schmid and debutante Bastian Meisen, and the three women who respond to the names of Viktoria Rebensburg, Lena Duerr and Marlene Schmotz. "The goal is to win the giant crystal ball for the fourth time," said the most anticipated star of the team, a Viktoria Rebensburg who showed up in Soelden as never before, after a summer without physical trouble and after closing last season with an exceptional form, returning to win in super-g (in the finals of Soldeu) and touching the world title in his favorite specialty. For "Viki", in a year without the big events, starting strong already in the first in Oetztal is fundamental, on a track where he has already won twice (2010 and 2017) and obtained two more podiums. "It is the first showdown, because after Soelden you know where you are and how your season will continue until the races in the United States: it is important to start well, there is no doubt," concluded the 30 year old from Kreuth. The great leader of the German alpine skiing Wolfgang Maier, on the other hand, underlines how he is moving towards a generational change, especially in the male sector "where there will be new faces to take the stage in the World Cup", in a Germany that, in the technical disciplines , will focus particularly on returning Stefan Luitz to emerge in giant ("I'm fine, the recovery and preparation took place in the ideal manner," said the winner of the controversial Beaver Creek giant last season). With Felix Neureuther who, for the first time in many years, will watch the white circus off the track, or rather behind the microphone of ARD as the new technical commentator on German TV.

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