Vincent Kriechmayr:
“I’m a small fish compared to Marcel”
Vincent Kriechmayr is delighted about Marcel Hirscher's comeback, but says: "Marcel is a big player, and compared to Marcel, I'm a small fish."
Vincent Kriechmayr, one of his ex-colleagues, has no problem with the hype surrounding Hirscher. "Marcel is the most successful alpine athlete in history. He has achieved an incredible amount of success for Austria. I'm happy that he's back," said the speed specialist at a media event in Sölden on Thursday, hiding his light under a bushel: "Marcel is a big player, and compared to Marcel, I'm a small fish."
Kriechmayr emphasized that he sees the newly created wildcard option for deserving ex-athletes in a positive light. "I hear a lot of criticism of the wild card, I completely disagree," explained the Upper Austrian.
Athletes have not been consulted
He admitted that the athletes had not been asked, but "our athletes' representatives have been asked, the information has not been passed on to us". However, the basic idea "that athletes like Hirscher or possibly Vonn start with a starting number after 30 is a completely correct step".
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