Courage and instinct saved a Norwegian on the "death trail"

Adrian Smiset Sejesterd finished 21st in the downhill on the world's most dangerous slope, the legendary Strijf, even though he had "stared death in the eye" the day before.

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On Štrajf, downhill riding can be done at over 150 kilometers per hour, Photo: REUTERS
On Štrajf, downhill riding can be done at over 150 kilometers per hour, Photo: REUTERS
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The Strijf is considered the most demanding and dangerous downhill and super-G course in the Alpine Skiing World Cup in the world.

Today, Italian Giovanni Franconi won the race, seven hundredths of a second faster than the best skier of today, Marco Odermatt, who won yesterday in the super-G.

The competition, however, was marked by the Norwegian Adrian Smiset Sejesterd from Norway, although he was 1,53 seconds behind the winner and ultimately took 21st place out of 53 who completed the downhill on Štrajf.

He found the courage to go out on the track where he was fifth yesterday, "looking death in the eye". His ride "froze" the blood in the veins of a huge number of visitors to the race in Kitzbühel. Despite the enormous speed at which he lost control, Seysterd remained cool-headed and used the gate to regain his balance.

Watch 31-year-old Seysterd's reaction to the "royal super-G":

And he was still fifth!

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