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Daniel Hemetsberger had to start Saturday's Olympic downhill race with the ungrateful bib number one – and with reduced vision after his crash in training on Thursday. In the end, it was still a really good run, with the Upper Austrian finishing seventh, 0.97 seconds behind. "I was at my limit," he admitted after the race.
"My vision is still limited at the moment," Hemetsberger explained to ORF before the race. "The swelling has moved from my nose towards my eyes, and now it's in my tear ducts – so my field of vision is gradually getting smaller. But I'll cool my eye down before the start, then it'll be fine."
And his run didn't look too bad. Hemetsberger made it to the finish line with a black eye but without any major mistakes, finishing just 0.27 seconds behind fourth-placed Marco Odermatt. A great performance after his horrific crash.
"I was at my limit"
The Upper Austrian after the race: "You have to be realistic. I have to be happy that I was able to race. I was at my limit. My leg didn't hurt, only my eyes were a little swollen. So I'm satisfied. A few days ago, I didn't think I would be able to start at all."
Hemetsberger had a serious crash in the second training run on Thursday. The 34-year-old Upper Austrian lost control with an early inside position, twisted, touched a gate pole, lost his helmet and then crashed into the safety fence. However, the Upper Austrian was lucky in his misfortune, was able to finish the race himself and "only" suffered severe bruising.
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