Austria’s Reichelt looks to be speed contender

By Chris Freud

BEAVER CREEK — Austria is home to a number of superstar skiers, but the most seasoned superstar among them who is still on the slopes is undoubtedly 35-year-old Hannes Reichelt.The speed specialist is quick to point out, however, that teammate Klaus Kroell is older still.“I’m happy that Klaus Kroell is three months older than me,” he said. But joking aside, Reichelt is still skiing hard, posting fast times and gunning realistically for podiums while many other speed skiers his age are retiring or, like Bode Miller, on a racing hiatus. In fact, Reichelt says there are still things he’d like …

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