Noel wins slalom
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Frenchman Clement Noel triumphed on the Ganslern slope in Kitzbühel on Sunday! However, the Austrian men's slalom racers still have to wait for their first podium finish of the current World Cup season. The best ÖSV skier was Marco Schwarz (+0.43 seconds) in sixth place.
Behind Noel, South Tyrolean Alex Vinatzer (+0.09) finished second, with Norway's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (+0.19), who is competing for Brazil, in third. The ÖSV team was once again denied a top place. Nevertheless, the Red-White-Red team put in a strong performance, with five skiers finishing in the top 12.
Leading duo slip up
In the first run, increasingly heavy rain had made the ice track a little grippier, in the second run the surface was successfully treated with salt. The race ended bitterly for the top two in the first run: half-time runner-up Steven Amiez from France failed to finish, while the leader Timon Haugan from Norway was eliminated.
Schwarz detects an upward trend
"Of course we could have done better. But I'm pleased that we've taken another step in the right direction," Schwarz said on ORF, not dissatisfied. "There is an upward trend."
"Stupid mistake" by Feller
Fabio Gstrein finished eighth. "I tried to go one better in the second, and I managed that well in parts," he said. Manuel Feller came ninth, he was practically already in the snow on his final run, stayed on course and demonstrated his enormous basic speed. "That was a stupid mistake on my part. It just wasn't meant to be." Johannes Strolz and Dominik Raschner finished in a tie for twelfth place.
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Strolz improved by seven positions in the second run, announcing his candidacy for a starting place at the World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. "I like it when there's more speed in the run. I'm happy with my performance in the second run. Now I just have to make sure that I pull it off from start to finish. I have sections that are very good."
Matt: "That's actually a joke"
Joshua Sturm missed out on qualifying for the second run in 37th place, Michael Matt and Adrian Pertl were eliminated. "I slipped on the inside ski in the classic way. Pointless, that on the flat part of the course. I don't know what to say, it's actually a joke," said Matt, who needs a top result in Schladming for a possible World Championship nomination.
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