Better it would not run: The Lenggrieser Skicrosserin Heidi Zacher wins on Saturday in the Swedish Idre Fjäll the world Cup races.
Idre Fjäll/Lenggries – “The victory here of all places is unbelievable. I’m so happy,“ beams the Isarwinklerin after their surprising success in the target to both ears. On Sunday, she pushed for the second world Cup in the middle of Sweden in ninth place.
Zacher has a special relationship with the ski cross course in Idre Fjäll. You are experienced here in the previous year, one of the saddest moments of your career: fall in a training run, cruciate ligament, torn Out for the Olympics, where you would start as a favorite. Now, a year later, exactly to myself a rule the rights of a resurrection. “This is the absolute dream for a Comeback”, said the 30-Year-old.
For the Waakirchner National coach Peter Stemmer was the success of his pupil not such a big Surprise: “It was in August, the Plan was that they should travel in Idre her first sharp race. You win the, was not, of course, to predict. Simply super. Does your head really well. Now she has to restore the confidence of a great self.“
This is the Cross-rate in Sweden, so not to the taste of the lenggrie serine. Technically less demanding, only three curves in total, and then the long Straight, with numerous jumps and waves. But this time, had set Zacher, very well. The first two Heats on Saturday, she rode in the front way with two Start/finish Wins. In the semi-finals, the young Swede Lisa Andersson has caught on a great Start. “But my second place was enough to also come to.”
The tactical masterpiece was built in the Isarwinklerin then in the Grand Finale. There was only on place four after the start-up sequence. However, the First to Andersson in a curve, had to believe it. Then the shadow of the world Cup leader, the Swiss rider Fanny Smith pre-sucked Zacher in the wind, and pushed well past her. Now only the canadian Marielle Thompson was in front of the DSV-driver. But also, doing it on the last waves in front of the goal. “It was just a perfect run,” was the winner of Lenggries their joy with a loud Juchizer air: “The reward for all the work I’ve invested in the past three quarters of a year.” Specifically, they thanked their coaches and mentors, who had supported the Comeback.
As you could take it loose, that you left at the second world Cup day, already in the quarter-finals almost. “Actually, a good drive from me. To lose to Sandra Naeslund and Kelsey Serwa’s no shame in it,“ reports the lenggrie serine. It was the last jump before the finish, which prevented her Further. “Since I was a little too short, then the Speed I was missing, and, finally, a half-arm length was Naeslund in front.”
Nevertheless, the ranking makes Zacher after the weekend, the Cross world, a jump from 16 to 5. “I’m with the yield of Idre super happy and flying now with a really good feeling to the next world Cup to Canada.”