Damen Schi Weltcup Rennen, Slalom, Riesenslalom - Lienz, Osttirol, Tirol, Österreich.
Am 28.12. und 29.12. 2007 gastiert der Damen Schiweltcup mit einem Riesenslalom und Slalom wieder in Lienz, Tirol, Osttirol, Österreich.
Preparations for the races are well under way.
Last week’s mild temperatures are now over and that is a great relief for the Lienz Skiclub
and the chief of the organising committee – Werner Froemel.
The Lienzer Bergbahnen had already prepared and tested everything meticulously.
With the arrival of the cold spell at the weekend the Hochstein run is now being
covered continuously with snow from the new snow-making facilities.
As Andreas Kleinlercher, managing director of the Lienzer Bergbahnen, puts it:
“Because of the ideal tests we carried out earlier and the tremendous cooperation with all
those concerned we were able to get things going immediately and the new snow-making
installation with its numerous guns has passed its first real test; everything is running
smoothly.”
Even lower temperatures are forecast for the days ahead so a really compact course can be
prepared by the coming weekend, the kind of course the world cup skiers are accustomed
to encountering when they race in Lienz. “Of course, we don’t want to prejudice the final
inspection by the FIS, but from the present point of view the races in Lienz can be staged
as planned,” was how race director Siegfried Vergeiner commented.
All the final preparations are in full swing. The finishing area is now being got ready, the
stands are being constructed and the VIP tent is being erected.
The first trucks from the 18
international television and radio stations that will be transmitting live from the Dolomite
capital are expected in Lienz today.
Foto: EXPA/Jürgen Feichter
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