Roland Fischnaller third in the parallel slalom World Cup in Moscow: "The 'world gold in the right hands!"

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Roland Fischnaller third in the parallel slalom World Cup in Moscow: "The 'world gold in the right hands!"

Third podium of the season in the World Cup, where c & rsquo; & egrave; to add the & rsquo; gold global specialty & agrave ;, and twenty-fifth in career for Roland Fischnaller who placed third in the parallel slalom in Moscow.

Here the complete result of the qualifications of the men's parallel slalom! Here the complete result of the final stages of the men's parallel slalom! Here the complete result of the qualifications of the women's parallel slalom! Here the complete result of the final stages of the women's parallel slalom! The 34-year old South Tyrolean Val di Funes & egrave; was the best in the qualifiers, beat then in the first two elimination rounds teammates Mirko Felicetti and Edwin Coratti, classified the late sixteenth and seventh, then in the semifinals sold all & rsquo; Austrian Benjamin Karl who in the final for the first place & egrave; was beaten by American Justin Reiter, the first success in the World Cup and gi & agrave; second six days ago to Asahikawa, mind Karl, world champion in 2009 and 2011 as well as & eacute; Olympic bronze in charge of specialty & agrave ;, collects its twenty-seventh Cup podium of his career. Fischnaller & egrave; installed on the step pi & ugrave; low beating in the final for the third place the same of which was right at the World Cup last January, the Russian Andrey Sobolev. Disqualified Aaron March twenty-seventh and Christoph Mick, two blues that have not passed the qualifiers. "I am very happy - says Roland to fisi.org - this race I really like, they are always on the podium. I have the same feeling as when I was winning tains the season or at the World Cup. Then I had a fall, also due to some knee problem, but now it's all better. And '' the best season of my life, with the 'gold of the World Championships and the victories and podiums in the World Cup. Today I have shown that the' gold of the World & egrave; in the right hands. Now c '' & egrave; yet the race in Winterberg (in a week, ed) in which prover & ograve; to do even a major achievement. I want to congratulate Werner Heel for his podium. I follow him always and I rooting for him. I know he spent difficult times and I am very glad it's back on the podium of the World Cup. " Even the women's race & egrave; was won by the world champion in charge of specialty & agrave ;, the 41 year-old Austrian Claudia Riegler, who in the semifinals eliminated the Swiss Ladin Jenny, author of the surprising victory in the first round against the Czech Ester Ledeck & aacute; which had been the best in qualifying, then in the final veteran of long course Claudia was right of & rsquo; other Swiss Julie Zogg, winner in Asahikawa, that leaps ahead of the World Cup parallel bypassing l & rsquo; Austrian Marion Kreiner, beaten in quarters just from Riegler today won his fifth career victory in the World Cup in 13 years from less than a week & rsquo; last, obtained in parallel slalom Ruka of 14 March 2002! There are three Swiss in the top four since Patrizia Kummer in the match for third place beats the pi & ugrave; young compatriot Jenny. Twenty-fifth and thirty-first Nadya Ochner Corinna Boccacini, the two blue in the race.
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