It had it all: Surprises, Disappointments and Favourite Victories
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| Hoefl-Riesch on her way to gold |
In our
preview of week 6 we started off with the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 in Schladming, Austria. After five out of eleven competitions it is fair
to say, that the Austrian athletes have until now under-performed on home
ground. So far they have won one medal through Nicole Hosp in the super combination,
although fans and officials were expecting at least three by that time of the
championships. Hopes are still up, as many Austrian athletes have finished in
the top ten. On the other hand Tina Maze, as expected, won the Super-G which was a
turbulent first race of the championships. Aksel Lund Svindal from Norway is
now the king of alpine skiing, because he has won the men’s downhill on
Saturday and has therefore been rewarded with ~ €30,000. Maria Hoefl-Riesch is
the third athlete to mention, since she has won the super combination and came
in third at today’s downhill. Each of these athletes has so far won two medals
making them the most successful competitors by now.
