This year we went to the Sölden on 28th of October to see the FIS World Cup Opening. It was the first time that I saw the world cup races not on tv screen, and thus it was super exciting.
The sun was shining and it was such a beautiful Saturday! we had just the audience tickets for The World cup days, and were going to ski on Monday only in case if the conditions were good enough.
We started driving early in the morning from Munich, and were planning to be on top of Rettenbach glacier in Sölden just in time for the women second run at 13.00. While we were driving I was really surprised to find out form Instagram that my favorite female skier Lindsey Vonn was also there and taking part in the race. Just a week ago she was announcing that her first race would take place in the US in December. Unfortunately by the time we have arrived to the glacier, Lindsey was already leaving, as she hadn't got through to the second round. Needless to say that it was quite a disappointment for me. A disappointment not to see her, not that she was so behind. I can absolutely understand that she did not want to risk it, and go full power in the first race of the season. In some other post I will tell you why Lindsey Vonn is my favourite skier :)
Anyways, the whole atmosphere of the World cup race was unforgettable. So many people cheering and supporting the skiers, so many fans, the colourful crowd, the music, the excitement, and seeing the best female skiers doing the fast and perfect turns on that steep black slope of the Rettenbach glacier, the slope that is one of my favorite runs in Sölden...Very exciting! I was really happy that Viktoria Rebesburg from Germany took the podium 1st place!
Interesting fact. Viktoria Rebensburg said in the interview prior to the race that if she won it she would wear a dirndl to the podium ceremony that took later that day in Sölden central square. And she really did! It was very funny. The moderator also made her dance polka :)
Unfortunately the next day men´s race was cancelled due to the bad weather conditions. I find it a bit strange that FIS is not moving it to the next possible date, but just cancels it. Quite a disappointment for the fans who come to watch this event, sometimes also travelling from quite afar. It was also not easy to return the money for the tickets of the cancelled event. But we made the most of it, and went hiking instead and found a wonderful waterfall, which I will tell about in the next post :)
The sun was shining and it was such a beautiful Saturday! we had just the audience tickets for The World cup days, and were going to ski on Monday only in case if the conditions were good enough.
We started driving early in the morning from Munich, and were planning to be on top of Rettenbach glacier in Sölden just in time for the women second run at 13.00. While we were driving I was really surprised to find out form Instagram that my favorite female skier Lindsey Vonn was also there and taking part in the race. Just a week ago she was announcing that her first race would take place in the US in December. Unfortunately by the time we have arrived to the glacier, Lindsey was already leaving, as she hadn't got through to the second round. Needless to say that it was quite a disappointment for me. A disappointment not to see her, not that she was so behind. I can absolutely understand that she did not want to risk it, and go full power in the first race of the season. In some other post I will tell you why Lindsey Vonn is my favourite skier :)Anyways, the whole atmosphere of the World cup race was unforgettable. So many people cheering and supporting the skiers, so many fans, the colourful crowd, the music, the excitement, and seeing the best female skiers doing the fast and perfect turns on that steep black slope of the Rettenbach glacier, the slope that is one of my favorite runs in Sölden...Very exciting! I was really happy that Viktoria Rebesburg from Germany took the podium 1st place!
Interesting fact. Viktoria Rebensburg said in the interview prior to the race that if she won it she would wear a dirndl to the podium ceremony that took later that day in Sölden central square. And she really did! It was very funny. The moderator also made her dance polka :)Unfortunately the next day men´s race was cancelled due to the bad weather conditions. I find it a bit strange that FIS is not moving it to the next possible date, but just cancels it. Quite a disappointment for the fans who come to watch this event, sometimes also travelling from quite afar. It was also not easy to return the money for the tickets of the cancelled event. But we made the most of it, and went hiking instead and found a wonderful waterfall, which I will tell about in the next post :)
