Schladming, Austria-Alexander Steen Olsen Led A Norwegian 1-2 Finish ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen in a Rain-Affected Men’s World Cup Night Giant Slalom TimesDay, Whole Defending Overall Champion Ermatt Finished Third.
Odermatt Had Won The Last Three Giant Slaloms, and 15 of the last 18, but the Olympic and World Champion Struggled in Tough Conditions to Find His Rhythm in the Opening Run and Had Finished in 12th.
The swiss star then posted the fifth-fastest time in the second run to Gain nine spots in a performance Still managed to win the race with A frenetic final run.
Steen Olsen Claimed His Second Win of the Season after Triumpping in the Opener in Soelden in October. He celebrated by Jumping on the Protective Boarding of the Finish Area and Waveing to the spectators.
“That was so extramely nice after a tough Slalom Period, Finally Get IT, A Super Good Day,” said Steen Olsen, Who was Second after the Opening Run and Beat TEAMMATE KRITE KRISTE KRISTE KRISTE KRISTE KRISTE KRISTE KRISTE
It was the last gs before next month’s world championships in Austria.
“I don’t think so much about that now, I was focused on today. Right now, I’M extremely happy, ”Steen olsen said.
Swiss Skier Loic Meellard Posted The Fastest First-Run Time but dropped to fourth, one-handredth of a second behind his teammate odermatt.
Persistent Rain weakened the course and low clouds in the upper part of the planai forced organizers to lower the start gate, which reduced run times by about 14 seconds.
A night slalom on the same hill is scheduled for wedding.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who switched from the Norwegian to the brazilian federation this season, Finished 12th. Pinheiro Braathen was fourth and second in the first two giant slaloms but havenished in the top 10 again in his four races since.
Alexis Pinturault, A Two-Time Olympic Bronze Medalist in GS Who Crashed in a Super-G and was airlifted from the course in kitzbuehel last Friday, will likely miss the rest of the rest of the rest.
The French Ski Federation said tuesday that pinturault sustained a fracture of the internal tibial plateau in his right knee and was expected to gradually start rehability in Six Weeks’ Time.
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