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Kitzbühel (dpa) - The German ski aces like to take this tailwind with them before their home races.
With a top ten rank by Andreas Sander and three other remarkable performances in the Super-G in Kitzbühel, a solid, solid speed team has significantly increased the anticipation for the Kandahar World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in just under two weeks.
Sander in ninth, Romed Baumann in eleventh, plus Josef Ferstl in 13th and Dominik Schwaiger in 17th: After what had already been a remarkable downhill weekend, the German alpine athletes also managed to look up the difficult Streif on Monday.
"That gives you a lot of confidence," said Sander.
Sander and Baumann almost managed to race among the top ten for the third time in four days after the two Hahnenkamm runs.
But Frenchman Matthieu Bailet surprisingly finished eighth as the last starter in the Super-G.
The battle for victory was decided early on: Vincent Kriechmayr from Austria won ahead of Swiss Marco Odermatt (+0.12 seconds) and his compatriot Matthias Mayer (+0.55).
Sander and Baumann were around a second and a half slower than the winner.
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The high-speed skiers of the German Ski Association (DSV) should get over the late mini-damper caused by Bailet - after all, the Super-G, which was postponed from Sunday to Monday, was further evidence of the current form of the veterans.
After a free weekend, the speed aces are up to the week after in Garmisch with a descent and a Super-G, before they go to Cortina for the World Cup.
"There are little things that didn't quite fit," said Sander about his Kitzbühel graduation on ZDF.
He didn't adjust his skis perfectly to the slope conditions, and some sections were not ideal.
“Of course you make mistakes,” emphasized the 31-year-old.
"The art is to lose little time with mistakes."
With places eight, five and nine - plus one outlier in 20th - Sander's Super-G record this winter is impressive.
In this form he belongs to the extended circle of medal contenders at the World Championships in the Dolomites in February.
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And before that there is still the high point in Garmisch, where Thomas Dreßen had won the downhill last season, but is currently injured.
Incidentally, the World Cup has not yet completely written off Dreßen.
"I'm really looking forward to Garmisch," said Sander.
For team-mate Baumann, the Kitzbühel events were the home races, after all, the native Austrian grew up only a few kilometers away from the Streif.
In Garmisch, however, the home advantage should be the decisive factor for the DSV team.
"We have already been there to train and are very motivated," reported the 35-year-old.
For Ferstl, who won the Super-G in Kitzbühel in 2019, 13th place is another small step forward.
«The team is in a good mood, especially Andi and Romed.
Me and my colleagues are a bit behind, ”he said.
"But that's the nice thing: we can pull ourselves up to our best."
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