Alpine skiing: Alexander Schmid, ski racer from SC Fischen, has reached the podium in a giant slalom World Cup for the first time. The 27-year-old finished third in Alta Badia on Monday. He was 1.09 seconds behind the once again outstanding Swiss Marco Odermatt, who celebrated his fourth win of the season. Second was the Italian Luca De Aliprandini (+1.01 seconds).
It was “crazy”. A “dream”, Schmid told Bayerischer Rundfunk after he hadn’t even qualified for the final of the top 30 in the first giant slalom on the Gran Risa on Sunday. This time, however, the Allgäu drove as if unleashed – and finally in two runs in a row. As soon as he crossed the finish line after the second round, he tore both arms up and cheered. In contrast to the World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo in February, when he was eliminated after finishing third in the first run, this time he could not be deprived of the podium. “I’m over the moon,” said Schmid. “You work so hard every day. There are always ups and downs.” This time he “just wanted to have fun”.
There was also encouragement from home after the disappointment from the previous day, reported the giant slalom specialist – and also dedicated third place to his one year older brother Manuel, who is canceled for the entire season due to a serious fall in training in the summer. “Now I’m going to drive for both of us,” said Schmid, who had only made it into the top 3 in parallel events.
Football, Champions League: The soccer players from champions Bayern Munich and cup winners VfL Wolfsburg faced tough opponents in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Munich women meet Paris Staint-Germain, the Wolfsburg women have to play against Arsenal. That was the result of the draw of the European Football Union (Uefa) on Monday in Nyon.
The first legs are scheduled for March 22nd and 23rd, the second legs are due a week later. Bayern will initially play at home as runners-up in the group, while VfL will only play away as group winners. “We take it that way. We know that PSG have a very strong team with world-class players,” said Bayern coach Jens Scheuer, referring to the duel with the French for German national player Sara Däbritz: “Conversely, I’m sure that none of the group winners wanted us as opponents. “
If the Munich women progress, Olympique Lyon or Juventus Turin are waiting in the semifinals. Wolfsburg would face defending champions FC Barcelona or their arch-rivals Real Madrid in the semifinals. This means that a German final on May 22, 2022 in Turin is possible, at least in terms of the draw. The streaming provider Dazn shows all games of the women’s CL live. In addition, fans can also watch the games for free on Dazn’s YouTube channel.
Cycling: Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) will stay with his team Ineos Grenadiers for two more years. The British racing team announced on Monday. The 35-year-old, who has been driving for the team since 2010, signed a new contract and is entering his 16th professional season.
“I’m really looking forward to the last few years of my career. I will continue to do my best and, above all, have fun,” said Thomas, who won the most important cycling tour in the world in 2018. This year the Welshman won the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland.
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