The last hope was extinguished. Shiffrin defeated only Slovakia, she says goodbye without a medal – PRAVDA.sk

The Austrian alpine skiing representatives are the new Olympic team champions. In Sunday’s final of the parallel at the Beijing Olympics, they defeated Germany thanks to a better time.

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20.02.2022 04:27, updated: 07:01

The bronze was won by the Norwegians, who succeeded in a duel with the USA in the “small final”. American star Mikaela Shiffrin will leave Beijing without precious metal. The Slovaks were eliminated in the round of 16 with the USA and finished in twelfth place overall.

The Austrians, consisting of Katharina Truppe, Stefan Brennsteiner, Katharina Liensberger and Johannes Strolz (replacements were Michael Matt and Katharina Huber) as the highest team, were free in the round of 16, then knocked out Slovenia (3: 1) in the quarterfinals in the semi-finals. Norwegians world champions (2: 2, thanks to time) and in the final they defeated Germany again on the basis of time.

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Strolz started in teams as the only gold medalist from Beijing’s individual competitions – before that he won the alpine combination and won silver in the slalom.

“It’s an incredibly beautiful end to these games, as we have reached the top as an Austrian team. I am very grateful that I can be part of this team, “he told APA Strolz, who will carry the flag of his country at the closing ceremony.

The winning team was supported by Liensberger, who succeeded in all three performances:

“I gained more confidence with each ride. There aren’t many more beautiful things than when you’re standing with colleagues at the top level. ”

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Fifteen teams entered the competition.

The performance of Shiffrin, who had not finished the competition in the position of co-Bavarian for gold (slalom, huge slalom and combination) three times in Beijing, attracted ninth and finished 18th in the super-G, attracted particular attention.

However, she did not survive in the teams either, she finished just behind the podium with her compatriots. In her collection, two gold and one silver medal from Sochi and Pyongyang remain from the Olympic Games.

“I experienced a lot of disappointments at these games, but they are not one of them today. Today will be my favorite memory. My colleagues from the team are what brought me through this Olympics and I want to thank them for that, “said Shiffrin, according to AP.

The Americans used it mainly on a slower track and lost three of their four rides. She defeated only Rebecca Jancova in a fight between the elite eight.

The Americans succeeded 3: 1 over the Slovaks in the position of a clear favorite, Adam Žampa won the honorary point for the Slovak team only in the last fourth duel.

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The Slovak quartet consisting of Jančová, Petra Hromcová, Adam Žampa and Andreas Žampa had nothing to lose to the Americans without their biggest star Petra Vlhová.

As expected, their opponents started the eight-final fight better, when Shiffrin defeated Jančová by 64 hundredths in the initial parallel race, despite the less favorable red track.

“I had a problem at the start, I was impatient. I messed up what I’m sorry about. But I was very hot.

After the start I wanted to catch up with her, I also felt like I was getting closer, but it didn’t work out. I didn’t remember who was against me, but that he was an ordinary person. I wanted to go full speed, “Jančová said.

River Radamus added the second point for the USA because Andreas Žampa did not finish his ride. Already after the third race, it was decided that the USA would advance – Paula Moltzan was sovereign in the finish by 1.45 s earlier than Hromcová.

Adam Žampa then scored a single point for his team, beating Tommy Ford in the blue track by 19 hundred seconds. However, the Americans advanced without any problems.

Andreas Žampa took a risk in his ride and did not finish it.

“Rebecca made a fantastic ride against Mikaele Shiffrin and I knew I had to put everything into it. The river is an excellent skier, so I went full speed and I think it was pretty even. I knew I had to take a risk, unfortunately, I slipped on the inside and dropped out. We were kicked again by hockey players, whom I congratulate on the bronze, and we also put our hearts into it today, “Andreas said in the first reaction for RTVS.

In the end, his brother Adam Žampa took care of at least the team’s honorary record:

“I knew it was already 0: 3, but I wanted to get at least one point for Slovakia. I focused on the start and then I showed a smooth ride, so we have at least one point, which is better than having none.

We put everything into it. I value 15th place in the giant slalom at the Olympic Games and the fact that we figured with my brother at the head of the race for a while. We are now looking forward to the closing ceremony with the hockey players and the way home. “

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The competition on the “Rainbow” track, which was complicated by an unpleasant wind, ran in a parallel elimination way from the eight finals and the man-on-man, woman-on-woman system divided four points in each national duel.

With a score of 2: 2, the procedure was decided by a better sum of times in the two fastest in both categories. The gold from Pyongyang was defended by the Swiss, but they lost in the quarterfinals with Germany. Four years ago, the Slovaks also lost in the eight-final first round with Germany.

The team races were originally scheduled for the games as early as Saturday, but a strong gust of wind forced the International Ski Federation (FIS) and organizers to postpone them to Sunday, the final day of the Beijing Olympics.

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