Frustration among ÖSV men

“We just find it particularly difficult …!”

Vincent Kriechmayr also fell short of his own expectations in Kvitfjell.(Bild: AFP/CORNELIUS POPPE)

Austria's speed men experienced a weekend to forget in Kvitfjell, missing out on the podium places they were aiming for in the triple - for which a well-known weakness is also partly responsible. Overall, the team has now been waiting for a win for 38 races, threatening to set the historic negative mark of 44 this winter. 

Three races, not a single podium finish, miles away from the hoped-for first win of the season - yes, Austria's speed men had a weekend to forget in Kvitfjell. "It certainly wasn't what we had planned, that hurts a bit," said head coach Marko Pfeifer, who left for home on Sunday and will travel back to Norway at the end of the week for the technical weekend in Hafjell.