After the poorest downhill run at the Olympics since 1960 with Vincent Kriechmayr in seventh place, Austria’s men’s men’s speed team, 24 hours later in the person of Matthias Mayer in Jeongseon, managed to achieve the perfect rehabilitation. Four years after the downhill gold medal, the Carinthian won the title in the Super-G.”Mothl saved our backside”, said Kriechmayr.
After the Frenchman Blaise Giezendanner’s trip (at the end of fourth place) he believed that his colleagues Max Franz or Mayer could still turn the result, the Upper Austrian Kriechmayr said,”Because they have a pretty good basic speed in the Super-G”, he added.
“Mothe, saugeil!”Max Franz bowed down and said,”He got off to a good start, pulled the ski nicely, he didn’t have a big carver to the finish, so it printed him a little bit. It was a really cool ride to watch,”said the 2017 World Championship downhill bronze medallist.
“In the station wagon, he’s busted his ass that he doesn’t know how to lift his hock.” It was a very good job, and I’m glad that he got to the point today,”Franz continued,”I’m definitely looking forward to celebrating with Mothe today.”
Hannes Reichelt agreed with the congratulations:”Thank God someone did better, Mothl, congratulations. Strong performance. He’s just a wild dog, hitting a big event every four years, that’s something that can do a lot of respect,”said the Salzburg resident.
The Olympic record of the three medal-less speed lords turned out to be disillusioning:”I had other goals,”confirmed Kriechmayr after the crash in the station wagon, seventh place in the downhill and sixth in the Super-G.”I didn’t put the ski on a train. I think I wanted to destroy everything after yesterday’s day today, that went brutally in my pants. I wanted it so badly, I felt so comfortable here,”Franz explained, in the eleventh exit and in the Super-G 17.
As already after the departure (12th), Hannes Reichelt was perplexed after the Super-G (11th)”I have no idea, I am puzzling myself, zero plan. It’s just hard for me to be quick here.” The yield is definitely sobering. A statement from the former racer Marco Büchel from Liechtenstein, however, calms him down:”He said it’s not only about the successes, but also about how you are as a guy. And I hope I’m at least doing the right thing.”
I haven’t said yes yet, but I don’t rule it out either. I need to stay fit. Now it’s time to continue concentrating on the next races. In the Super-G, the 37-year-old got stuck with his hand on a goal in the Super-G.”It does pull a bit, but the heart aches more than the shoulder at the moment.”