Too many mistakes
Payer (formerly Schöffmann) finished fourth in the round of 16, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals after an errant run against Tsubaki Miki of Japan. The 51-year-old Riegler was narrowly beaten by Jeong Hae-rim of South Korea. In the men’s category, four ÖSV athletes made it through the qualifiers. Alexander Payer and overall defending World Cup champion Karl were eliminated in the round of 16. Karl, second fastest in the qualifier, lost in the ÖSV duel with Obmann and finished ninth, Payer came 13th. For Prommegger, it was the end of the last eight against local hero Bi Ye, while Obmann lost to South Korea’s Lee Sang-ho.