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The Wengen slalom gave the usual final shock, with HK94 throwing victory number 25 in the CdM, giving the second (after the Soelden giant pre-injury) to the youngest compatriot who ... tells himself in the post-race.
Sunday 16 January 2022 3 minutes reading time
By now in the modern slalom every kind of prediction is hot air and even just thinking that a race is in someone's hands is pure utopia.
What is certain is that if your name is Henrik Kristoffersen and you show up at the gate of the 2nd heat with a 2 ”04 advantage over whoever is in the lead at that moment, among other things on one of your favorite tracks, some certainty may exist. And so it seemed up to the final plateau of the Maennlichen, where the champion norge made the patatrac, throwing the first win of the season in slalom (and with it many chances for the specialty cup, even if no one undertakes to escape there in front ... ).
At least, he gave it to a teammate, as Lucas Braathen rejoiced: a dance, his samba, that of an extraordinary second heat, starting second (after the 29th time trial of the 1st, with serious error attached) and climbing up to the second gem in the World Cup, 15 months after that in the giant of Soelden. In the middle, “Pinheiro” destroyed his knee crusader in Adelboden, just a year ago, and today's one represents an authentic sporting rebirth. "I only thought about skiing well technically, but I was angry about the mistake in the first heat and I wanted to ... redeem myself - the winner commented to the FIS microphones - Of course, I never thought I could win and it is incredibly beautiful, in a unique place and in front of this fantastic audience.
I can't quite describe how grateful I am for all of this, experiencing certain emotions, especially after the injury, is special ”.
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