– There it sat! It gets faster and faster, so we can hope it lasts, said Kilde shortly after the race. The Norwegian alpine star was superb in Kitzbühel and will probably win Saturday’s downhill race from the top of Die Streif. No Norwegian alpinists have done that before. Kilde started aggressively and delivered a strong start. He delivered a great time from the top and outclassed the competitors almost all the way down. Praised by Svindal It ended with a brilliant time with a great distance to the other alpinists. That to great cheers from the Austrian spectators. – Just take off your hat or helmet, because this is technically perfect, but also a perfect risk. He is simply the best in the world, and he is the best in every part of the course. He is a badass, says Aksel Lund Svindal to news after Kilde’s super run. Kilde himself admits that the past 24 hours have been tough. He struggled with an old fracture in his hand, in addition to team-mate Henrik Røa suffering a horrific injury. – It is completely surreal. At least considering the days that have been. There was a moment of horror yesterday. After the race yesterday I was… I wouldn’t say scared, but I had a real respect for what I was doing. I had to walk properly in myself, actually. I decided to slow down a bit and make sure I was in control. Today it worked perfectly, says the 30-year-old. Svindal says he thinks he could not beat Kilde in the form the alpine star is in now. – I think you would have managed it anyway, you used to do that, answers Kilde. Photo: Martine Sørhus / news – I have learned from the best Svindal believes, however, that now his former teammate has become complete. – Then you had parts you were not good at. Now you are good at everything. You saw it in Wengen and Val Gardena too, where you really should lose, you don’t do it anymore, says Svindal. – I’ve learned from the best, that’s just the way it is, smiles Kilde. It was naturally a big day for the Kilde family, who were present in Austria. Mamma Kristin was clearly marked by her son’s achievement. – Now I am almost speechless. I do not know what to say. It is difficult to speak, says mother Kilde to news. – It’s incredible that he manages to get up, says dad Einar. The 30-year-old is in fantastic form today, with a double win in Wengen and now a win in Kitzbühel. Røa cheered from the hospital bed The source, however, comes from a dramatic day, where he ended up in a near miss and Henrik Røa injured himself badly. The 27-year-old had a large number of health personnel around him and had to be transported by helicopter. It later turned out that he suffered a broken leg. Røa was on the live broadcast at news and could tell that things were going well under the conditions. – It was quite brutal, yes. It was an open breach. It’s pretty sick that it was just a broken bone, and the head and everything is pretty good. The right foot was slightly at 90 degrees there, says Røa to news. He thus had to cheer on Kilde from the hospital bed. – The leg has looked better, but I am in very good hands. It has been great service. It’s great fun to watch Aleks “gunn” and show how the list should be, says the Norwegian alpinist. He will remain in the hospital for a while longer, and Røa will soon have another operation. – I have to heal from this here and take it one day at a time. Now I have to operate again in four or five days. It still hurts quite a bit. I try to be positive and keep my head up, he says. The source says that Friday’s incident was disgusting and affected him. – We have a fantastic team around us. I know him well. He’s a positive guy and he can take a beating. But it really stuck in my stomach. It’s tough when you’re a small team like us. I’m a bit like a big brother, so it was tough yesterday. It’s nice to see him smile, he says.
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