Slalom in Alta Badia
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Timon Haugan has won the Alpine World Cup slalom in Alta Badia in commanding style. The Norwegian won by 1.13 seconds ahead of Switzerland's Loic Meillard on Monday, four days before his 28th birthday, with Haugan's compatriot Atle Lie McGrath (+1.26) in third. The best Austrian was Manuel Feller in seventh place (+1.91), Michael Matt was 16th (+3.15), Johannes Strolz 19th (+3.39) and Joshua Sturm 23rd (+4.03).
Dominik Raschner, Fabio Gstrein and Adrian Pertl were eliminated, Marco Schwarz missed the second run. It was Haugan's second individual World Cup triumph, his maiden victory also came in the slalom last March in the upcoming World Championship venue of Saalbach. "I'm very happy, it was very difficult today," the Norwegian summed up in the ORF interview. Meillard, who is actually stronger in the giant slalom, finished on the podium for the third time in the fourth slalom of the season. "Things are going a bit better in the slalom at the moment," said the Swiss skier.
Feller: "Acceptable result"
Feller improved by three places compared to the first run thanks to a strong run in the lower section. "I found it very difficult to attack in the upper section. On the whole, it's an acceptable result, especially considering what happened last week, but of course we want more," explained the Tyrolean, who has been struggling with a stomach virus and back problems over the past few days. "Now it's time for a break so that we can get everything back on track." Matt was reasonably satisfied. "The direction is right. There were some fast sections."
Austria's male skiers are still waiting for a win this season, in the last four races in Val Gardena/Gröden and Alta Badia they have not finished on the podium - not an encouraging result, as ÖSV head coach Marko Pfeifer also had to admit: "Of course we had set our sights higher."
At least they can be satisfied with Feller's performance. "The others are lacking a bit of confidence." The results this winter were not what Ski Austria had hoped for. But we stand behind our skiers in this phase, want to keep calm and stay positive," emphasized Pfeifer.
Baldgie Schwarz initial spark?
He is not worried about the home World Championships in February. "The boys will show what they can do." This also applies in particular to Schwarz, who is still looking to catch up with the leaders after recovering from a cruciate ligament rupture. "Once he gets a result, he'll get a run," predicted Pfeifer, who also criticized the condition of the slope. "A more consistent slope would certainly be better for the athletes' bodies. But that has nothing to do with our result."
The next men's competition will take place on Saturday with the downhill in Bormio, followed by the super-G the next day. The next slalom is scheduled for January 8th in Madonna di Campiglio.
Here are the results:
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