Cool even after the race

Kitzbühel held its breath: “Oh, no crash after all”

Adrian Smiseth Sejersted provided the most spectacular scene of the race.(Bild: APA/BARBARA GINDL)

Adrian Smiseth Sejersted caused a sensation in Kitzbühel on Friday. In the super-G, the Norwegian acrobatically prevented a horrific crash. While fans, colleagues, and experts held their breath, the veteran remained seemingly cool as ice. This impression was ultimately confirmed in an interview.  

Sejersted himself still doesn't know how he managed to prevent a crash in this scene. However, he was not impressed by the dicey scene at the Seidlalm jump, either on the course or in the finish area. While the whole of Kitzbühel seemed to hold its breath, the Norwegian was more annoyed that he didn't make it onto the podium. 

"It was very, very close," the 31-year-old finally admitted in an interview with ORF. At first, he was sure that the scene would end in a crash, but then he realized, "Oh, no crash after all," the veteran described.

Above all, annoyance at a missed opportunity
His biggest concern at that moment? "I was afraid that the gates might not have been completely compliant with the rules," said the cool Norwegian. But attacking was the only answer at that moment. "And it worked well," was the Norwegian's dry analysis.

In the end, Sejersted finished in fifth place – eleven hundredths behind Stocker and 36 behind the day's winner, Marco Odermatt. "Unfortunately, it didn't work out with the podium," said the Norwegian, annoyed. When asked whether he could feel like a winner anyway in view of his spectacular rescue, the veteran simply replied: "Yes, I was lucky there. Hopefully tomorrow too."