Slalom and Giant at night during the week, fast tests on weekends: the recipe for Schrcksnadel

On the eve of the season that marks its twenty-seventh year in office, the president of the Austrian Federation of Winter Sports, Peter Schr & ouml; cksnadel explains in an interview with Courier.at his vision on the future of the Alpine Ski World Cup.

Saturday 29 October 2016 2 minutes reading time

"If you introduce too many changes the public does not understand pi & ugrave; what is happening, the same problem that is facing the Ski Jumping", says the president of & ouml; SV drawing a first conclusion, "the Super Combined does not work, you have to stop" . But Schr & ouml; cksnadel has very clear ideas on how to organize the calendar: "Honestly those in Germany, for example, wants to follow a round of Slalom all''ora for Sunday lunch? You do not want Slalom and Giant played in Tuesdays & igrave night ; and on Wednesdays & igrave; and to reserve the weekend to speed events that have a great appeal on fans and on television stations ". In the long interview he does not lack a mention of the possible candidacy of Innsbruck for the 2026 Olympics, "only makes sense if the Games are a manageable size. If people do not understand what happens and prevails' view that this is a business for someone then the project & egrave; doomed. E''importante that the Games are accessible to the inhabitants of the city & agrave; the host. " "The Winter Olympics in Korea and in China? I have nothing against this, I am in favor of the fact that bringing more & ugrave; nations to aid winter sports spotlight to broaden the movement. Do not Compare them with the Football World Cup in Qatar, & egrave ; another thing".

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