Kriechmayr dissatisfied

“I got sweaty, you don’t win a war like that”

Vincent Kriechmayr was anything but satisfied with himself.

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He was "sweating", said Vincent Kriechmayr after the race. Austria's speed figurehead was not at all satisfied with his performance in the super-G in Beaver Creek.

It wasn't exactly a debacle in terms of placing. Sixth place behind Marco Odermatt, Cyprien Sarrazin, Lukas Feuerstein, Fredrik Möller and Giovanni Franzoni - there are worse results. But Kriechmayr was very self-critical in his analysis. "I'm only satisfied with the material today. The skiing itself was very modest," said the Upper Austrian in the ORF interview.

"Should have stayed true to myself"
What specifically annoyed him? "I took far too much speed out, sweated far too much. You don't win a war like that." Background: Before he started the race himself, the super-G seemed to degenerate into a veritable orgy of retirements. Of the first seven racers, for example, just two finished. Kriechmayr was obviously impressed by this. More than he would have liked. "All I had to do was stick to what I set out to do. But instead I sweated it out," he repeated.

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At the time of the interview, Kriechmayr was in third place. ORF presenter Rainer Pariasek wanted to know if he believed in the podium. "No," Kriechmayr countered almost clairvoyantly: "The gap is very big. If the young Austrian stars can keep up their training performances, they'll easily catch me." As soon as he said it, it actually happened: Lukas Feurstein sensationally finished in third place. And made Kriechmayr's announcement come true.