“I don’t think I can win twice. It’s a pity that Loic (Meillard) and Johannes (Strolz) dropped out, the second round was for real guys,” said the 27-year-old Nor, who did not win a third Olympic medal a few days ago in Beijing. “But I wasn’t upset, I trained well and changed the technique a bit. And it worked. Plus, I have a red jersey, but I don’t think about the globe,” he added.
He could celebrate on Saturday after the fastest man in the first lap, Tanguy Nef, failed to make the final race. Today, he was helped by another Swiss, Meillard, who entered the second round as a leader with a half-second lead. However, he scored only a few goals. Other favorites Ramon Zehnhäusern and the silver Olympic medalist Austrian Strolz did not reach the finish line either.
There will be two more slaloms after Ga-Pa, on March 9 in Flachau and eleven days later at the World Championships in Courchevel.
| World Cup downhill skiing in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany): |
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| Men & # 39; s Slalom: |
| 1. Kristoffersen (Nor.) 1: 52.66 (54.64 + 58.02) |
| 2. Ryding (Brit.) -0,35 (55,17+57,84) |
| 3. Strasser (DEU) -0.47 (55.03 + 58.10) |
| 4. Braathen (Nor.) -0,49 (55,41 + 57,74) |
| 5. Black (Rak.) -0.51 (55.45+57.72) |
| 6. Razzoli (It.) -0,57 (54,97+58,26) |
| 7. Salarich (Sp.) -0.60 (54.31 + 58.95) |
| 8. Rodes (HRV) -0.71 (54.76 + 58.61) |
| 9. Matt (Rak.) -0,96 (54,99+58,63) a Vinatzer (It.) -0,96 (55,10+58,52). |
| Current slalom standings (after 8 out of 10 races): |
| 1. Kristoffersen 356 |
| 2. Braathen 307 |
| 3. Strasser 278 |
| 4. Clearance 262 |
| 5. Feller (Rak.) 261 |
| 6. Meillard (Switzerland) 247 |
| SP standings (after 27 out of 37 races): |
| 1. Odermatt (Switzerland) 1200 |
| Source (Nor.) 825 |
| 3. Mayer (Rak.) 692 |
| Kristoffersen 659 |
| 5. Feuz (Switzerland) 579 |
| 6. Kriechmayr (Rak.) 564 |
