The heavy snowfalls in Europe in the last few days, not only civilians, but also some of the Ski aces. The men were supposed to attend on Saturday and Sunday in Garmisch a downhill or the giant slalom. However, the two races fell victim to bad weather.
How organized some ski racers immediately the Transfer from Germany to Sweden, where in Are on Tuesday with the Super-G of the women’s Ski world Cup starts. Some Ski pros had a veritable Odyssey of suffering, until they had arrived in the high North. One of those Unfortunate of the Italian Speed specialist Christof innerhofer.
it On the table and slept
The 34-Year-old had on Sunday at 13 o’clock in the Munich airport with other appeared. Due to heavy snowfall, the planned flight to Stockholm took about nine hours late. Shortly before midnight, the driver, 21-year-old Swiss Junior champion Marco or Matt, Matteo marsaglia and Josef Ferstl were located in Stockholm. So the trip was not finished yet.
“the hotel rooms were in the immediate vicinity not available. At minus 20 degrees, we waited two hours for a Taxi and broke off this attempt,” said Innerhofer, compared to SRF.ch. So they spent the night in the airport and slept on tables.
“madness!”
The next Morning we took the train for the next 700 miles to Are. “After 24 hours of sitting around my back and the knee is already much better. But I hope now to be able to me in the best possible way to recover,” said the Italian, who is now in the Are, but his Luggage is still missing. “Madness!”, intra-Hofer’s conclusion after his arrival.
It was unfortunate that he had arrived out on Wednesday are likely to be the first race had to ride, the ski racer. Or Matt decided to wait in Stockholm on a later flight. The Nidwaldner should arrive late on Monday evening at WM-site. (hua)
Created: 04.02.2019, 19:02 PM