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The winner of the classic downhill on the Saslong and his joy for the trio of the season and the five in these parts, on the day of a special anniversary. The challenge with Odermatt will continue in the giants on the Gran Risa, while the clamorous 2nd place of the eternal Frenchman should be celebrated, which in turn celebrates Theaux's return to the top.
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A splendid podium, with many meanings, to close the Gardena triptych transformed into a double appointment, given yesterday's cancellation of the super-g on the Saslong.
Today everything was perfect and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Johan Clarey and Mattia Casse gave a real show, along the 2 minutes of the real descent, a very different story than what we saw on Thursday in race-1. If we have told of the joy and emotion of the Piedmontese for the first podium of his career, here are the words of the Norwegian ace for success number 4 of the season, the third in the queen discipline, the fifth in Val Gardena (three downhill, two in super-g): “It's always wonderful to win here, even more so if it's the 100th race for this event.
What can I say, I pushed hard and compared to Thursday we knew it would be another race, but you can't do anything wrong and I managed to gain that necessary margin at Ciaslat”.
After four races out of the twelve on the calendar for the downhill classification, AAK sails with an 89-point margin over Odermatt, with the two who have made a vacuum and are clearly the duelists, even if the Swiss has the clear favors of the forecast with his quality in giant, even for a general that sees "Odi" ahead of the Scandinavian by 111 lengths, before the double appointment between the wide doors, Sunday and Monday, on the Gran Risa where we will also see Kilde.
Speaking of Odermatt, today the streak of 12 consecutive podiums in CdM races was interrupted (7 in the season), but there are very few doubts that the series can start again from Alta Badia, where, coincidentally, he was second and first a year ago.
And what about Johan Clarey, on his tenth career podium (6 second places, 4 third places) without winning, with his 42nd birthday scheduled for January 8, for the reigning Olympic vice champion who can dream of a great World Championship in home, in Courchevel Méribel, after what we saw today. “I am delighted, also and above all for Adrian – declared the transalpine to Eurosport microphones, referring to teammate Theaux who, after the long post-injury ordeal, today finished splendid 4th (but what France, with Sarrazin sixth!) - He's been through very difficult moments, today is a great day for the team and we oldsters hope to be an example for the younger ones".
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Downhill Male Val Gardena / Groeden (ITA)
KILDE Aleksander Aamodt
CLAREY Johan
CASSE Mattia
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Legendary Kilde in the 100th in Val Gardena: five points on the Saslong, Casse on the first podium!
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Saslong polished for its hundredth race in CdM: at 11.45 the "real" descent in Val Gardena
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