ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel seems to have resigned himself to the defeat in the Nations Cup.
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freshfocus
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This was despite the fact that Vincent Kriechmayr and Matthias Mayer really boasted in the Super-G in Hinterstoder.
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Sven Thomann
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Schröcksnadel called the Swiss ski boss Urs Lehmann to congratulate him.
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Keystone
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For Switzerland, however, the chances are very good that they will finally triumph again in the Nations Cup.
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Before the home race in Hinterstoder, ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel was still fighting despite the bad reserves in the Nations Cup. «I know that it’s getting tight for us. But as long as it is still mathematically possible to overtake Switzerland, I will not give up hope. »
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Special call
And after Vincent Kriechmayr and Mathias Mayer won 160 points in one go in the Super-G with victory and 3rd place, the hope of the 78-year-old “Schröcksi” got new food. But because the Austrians in the combination and in the giant slalom passed the «Stockerl» clearly, they are now 1031 points behind us in the national classification. And that even seems to be too much even for “Schröcksi”.
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On Monday afternoon, Swiss Ski President Urs Lehmann from Schröcksnadel received a very special call. “Hello Urs, I think the decision has been made – I congratulate you on winning the Nations Cup!” The downhill world champion from 1993 smiles satisfied at the moment, but he does not yet accept the congratulations. «Austria is not beaten yet. If the program can be run despite the corona virus, there are still 14 races. And a lot can still happen in 14 races. »
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Will Schröcksnadel stop soon?
As a reminder: At the World Cup final there are 400 points to be won for the team competition alone. But Schröcksnadel also knows, of course, that the Swiss were particularly strong in the last big decisions in the team competition: Olympic champion 2018, world champion 2019.
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And that is probably why the Tyrolean has already resigned himself to the fact that he will not win the Nations Cup for the first time since he was elected president in 1990. And what did Schröcksnadel say about Urs Lehmann at the last World Cup in Are? “When the day comes when you and your Swiss team win the Nations Cup in front of us, I will stop immediately.”
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If he keeps his word, it will soon be said: «Pfiat di, Schröcksi …»