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The ubiquitous coronavirus infection has already been felt first-hand by the resounding names of the alpine slopes, such as Mikaela Shiffrin, Lara Gutová-Behrami and Katharina Liensberger.
Three weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the number of infected skiers continues to rise, and those who are negative, including Petra Petra from Slovakia, rightly fear that they will lose the top of the four-year competition period after a possible positive test.
“I will say for myself that I am starting to get really nervous. A positive test result could have huge consequences and seriously jeopardize our Olympic dreams. It is therefore important to do everything possible to ensure that we do not run the risk of infection. Everything else is too dangerous, ” said the Austrian downhill skier Max Franz on the web orf.at.
“It is generally difficult with diseases, but now even more difficult with coronavirus. I make sure that my face is covered as often as possible and that I keep the necessary distances when in contact with other people, ” said Nor Alexander Aamodt Source, defender of the big globe in the World Cup.
Super-G Kilde, the leader of the rating, added that he has not met his family or girlfriend, Mikaela Shiffrin, for a long time. “There is also a different program of our races during the season, but it is certainly true that I spend the most time with myself these days before the Winter Olympics,” pointed out.
The Men’s World Cup is currently continuing in an iconic place in Wengen, Switzerland, where the rules of protection against coronavirus are relatively benevolent. The race of the world’s best slopes can be watched by spectators and even public announcements of the results in the presence of fans are planned.
“It’s hard for me to imagine at all times. There will be a lot of people who will be crammed into a small space. We athletes must all have negative test results, but what about the spectators who come there? ” asks the Swiss skier Beat Feuz.
The specific availability of the race is also a specific feature of Wengen. The only way to get there is the Wengernalp narrow-gauge cog railway, which connects the Swiss mountain villages of Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Grindelwald. “People are crowded there and it’s not ideal at all. It’s best to secure your own coupe, ” dodal Feuz.
The first of four planned races took place in Wengen on Thursday and the winner of the super G was the home favorite Marco Odermatt. The leader of the overall World Cup standings interrupted the winning series of Nora Alexander Aamodt Kilde in this second fastest discipline, defeating him by 23 hundredths of a second. Austrian Matthias Mayer finished third (+0.58). Kilde remained the super G rating leader.
Mikaela Shiffrin found herself in a difficult situation:
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