Slalom in Val d'Isere:
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Manuel Feller narrowly missed out on the podium in the slalom in Val d'Isere. The Tyrolean finished in fourth place, tied with Brazil's Lucas Braathen (+0.95). Victory went to Henrik Kristoffersen, the Norwegian triumphed ahead of compatriot Atle Lie McGrath (+0.52) and Switzerland's Loic Meillard (+0.89). These are Feller's first World Cup points of the season.
"I'm happy that the race is over, but there's a bit of melancholy. I would have loved to finish on the podium," Feller summed up in the ORF interview. The 32-year-old had finished the first four races without scoring any points. "Twice it was 100 percent my fault, and twice I was partly to blame with the single-file. I was sweating profusely in the starting gate today," admitted last year's Slalom World Cup winner. "I also got a lot of information at the start and actually only saw retirements on the TV. It was an extremely difficult situation."
The result:
Comeback man Schwarz took the catch easily
Apart from Feller, the Austrian slalom racers did not achieve a top result. Marco Schwarz made his comeback in his first competition in almost a year with tenth place in the first run, but threaded his way into the sixth gate in the decision. Dominik Raschner also dropped out after the fourth gate in eleventh place. Adrian Pertl (13th), Johannes Strolz (14th), Michael Matt (15th) and Fabio Gstrein (18th) finished in the midfield pack. Joshua Sturm retired in the first round.
Schwarz summed up the successful comeback after a cruciate ligament rupture (December 2023) and herniated disc (September) as "insanely positive despite the absence. It was a very tough summer for me. I started late, I still need my training days, but it feels insanely good to be back," said the 29-year-old.
The long break from racing also left its mark on the Carinthian "Iceman". "I was already excited in the start house, I have to say. The adrenaline gets you going straight away," said Schwarz and thanked the physiotherapists. "It was a brutally bumpy slope, I'm really pleased that my body is holding up. Now it's time to slowly increase my training."
31st World Cup victory for Kristoffersen
Kristoffersen wasn't complaining after his 31st World Cup victory. "Today was a great, but also very difficult day. Like yesterday, the light was worse. The feeling wasn't so good, but it's very difficult, that's for sure. The material is working great at the moment," said the Norwegian, who lives in Salzburg.
Local hero out as half-time leader
The race ended bitterly for Steven Amiez. The Frenchman was unable to capitalize on his first half-time lead. He retired in the upper section. Apart from Feller, the Austrian slalom racers failed to achieve a top result.
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