– I don’t quite understand the Austrians. They shouldn’t have kept him so long at the start. Then he just gets more and more nervous. They should just let him go right away, so he could do the same thing he always does. But it was not surprising that he was hooked, he continues. – What did I say? I said Feller was going to shit himself, says Kristoffersen to news. The episode Kristoffersen is referring to was when Manuel Feller was going to drive the final round as the starter and try to take the victory in front of the home crowd in Kitzbühel. However, the Austrian had to be patient and tripped on top of the hill for a long time. It must have taken a full two minutes and eight seconds from Braathen crossing the finish line to Feller being able to let loose on the slalom course in Kitzbühel. When Feller was finally allowed to set off, he drove off after a short time. UNFORTUNATE: Manuel Feller drove out. Photo: Giovanni Auletta / AP – I don’t quite get it. Kristoffersen thinks it would be different if they held back, for example, Braathen. – I don’t quite understand that. He is Austrian. He has to stand and wait for a very long time because they have to build up tension. Then comes the nervousness. If it had been Lucas left, I would have understood. Then the Austrians would make him as nervous as they can. It is not certain that it would have played any role, but it could be that it would have been better if they had released him straight away, says the alpine star. – Is the pressure almost too great? – It could be. He has driven out quite a few times. I do not know. For Lucas and for myself, I don’t know if it would have mattered so much if we had waited. Braathen drove out second to last, but then the alpinists drove in faster intervals. – That’s how it is. If I had led, they would have kept me back too. I feel for Manuel today. My God, at home in the world’s biggest race and standing at the top again, in shape… It hurts, says Braathen. – The fact that he is not standing on the podium today, I must honestly admit, is a bit crazy, he says further. PLACE: Lucas Braathen took third place in Kitzbühel. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB The 22-year-old says that he does not remember the episode in such detail, but says that this is how it is in classics such as Kitzbühel. – I have been there myself, when I was 19 years old. That’s part of it. Whether it was longer than normal, I don’t know, he says. – It took two minutes and eight seconds. – It is considerably longer. It’s kind of… okay. It should have been 1.15, I think. It’s not entirely lucky, it’s not. Producer for the TV broadcast in Austria, Michael Kögler, believes that there was no more waiting than normal. He says they did the same last year as well. – We are waiting to cultivate the drama and make a good TV story. We want to show the excitement and intensity, says Kögler. He further says that there was a five-second difference between the intervals between Strasser and Braathen and from Braathen to Feller. Gets sympathy British Dave Ryding, who took second place, has sympathy for the Austrian. He points out that the home favorite has a lot of pressure on him. – This is not easy, because there is a lot of pressure from the Austrian fans, because they have expectations of him. He will surely win in Schladming, because he is so strong in his head, says the Briton to news. He says that he himself has experienced something similar. – They held me back for two and a half minutes, that’s how they do it. You have to deal with it, and he gives it his all. This can happen, says Ryding. PLACE: Dave Ryding delivered a strong slalom race in Kitzbühel. Photo: LEONHARD FOEGER / Reuters – It’s so fat! Kristoffersen ended up in fifth place, largely due to a disappointing first half. – The second half was much better than the first half, but when you leave 1.1 to Lucas in the first half… I know that Dave Ryding drove faster than me in the second half, but it still sucks in the first half, he says about own efforts. Braathen was unable to follow up second place from the first round, and eventually finished third in Austria. It is his tenth podium in the World Cup. – It’s so fat! I do not have words. It’s not a 100 percent second half there, which is a shame. It takes away from the big day. But the day I get mad to reach the podium in Kitzbühel, that’s when I stop. Then I don’t drive for the right reasons anymore, says Braathen. It was the Swiss Daniel Yule who ran away with the victory after the Austrian favorite Feller drove out as the system man in the final round. Yule is the only one without a Norwegian passport to have won the slalom discipline this season. Braathen, who has been in great form this season, was clearly disappointed as he crossed the finish line and roared in frustration. – A bit surprising that Lucas didn’t drive faster in the second half. But he drives steadily and is on the podium, that’s good, says Kristoffersen. Braathen now leads the slalom cup by five points to his Norwegian rival.
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