Alpine Skiingmen's world cup
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On Saturday (10.30-13.30 for the two heats) the Chuenisbargli temple for a highly anticipated appointment, even if the track conditions will be anything but ideal. The Norwegian, after his first seasonal triumph in slalom in Garmisch, tries to challenge the Swiss king: there are eight Azzurri, keep an eye on Della Vite with 26.
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The temple of the giant, reduced to a strip of snow in the middle of the greenery, with temperatures constantly above 10°.
Adelboden, however, did everything to save his appointment and on Saturday the opening on the Chuenisbargli will be that of the most classic race in the historic Swiss location, with the fifth challenge of the season between the wide doors for men.
This evening the spectacular drawing of the bibs in front of the usual huge public that on Saturday, starting at 10.30 for the 1st heat (the 2nd is scheduled at 13.30, both live on TV on Eurosport 1 and Rai Sport and with tracking respectively of Croatian and Austrian brand), will be on the track to cheer, at least in the majority of spectators, that Marco Odermatt who is looking for an encore from a year ago, as well as the fourth seal in this giant season, as well as already breaking through the 1000 pt mark in the general.
Not a very lucky draw for the ruler of the World Cup, given that bib number 6 could affect a track that will soon give way, despite the crazy work of one of the best white circus organizations in terms of track preparation. And the first potential rival of "Odi", a Henrik Kristoffersen galvanized by the splendid slalom won on Wednesday in Garmisch, his first triumph with Van Deer skis on his feet, still drew the 1 as on the "Gudiberg".
Attention to Manuel Feller, who has solved his back problems and can also aim for the first shot in this 2022/23 vintage already topped off by three second places for the Tyrolean, and naturally to Lucas Braathen who will start with 3 and will try to immediately canceling the "zero" in Garmisch, in addition to the one in the second giant on the Gran Risa, after beating everyone the day before.
Alexis Pinturault, who won three times on the Chuenisbargli (in 2017 and then in the giant double in 2021), will come out of the starting gate with 4 and will have to demonstrate that he can go back to fighting for a podium that he has often frequented in recent weeks Zan Kranjec (bib 5) .
Closing the first group was the second Swiss, Loic Meillard, then again Swiss crosses with Murisier's 8 and here's a good 9 for Luca De Aliprandini: on one of his favorite tracks, the Trentino driver will play a lot after collecting very little in the first four races, with three exits in the opening heats which took away the confidence of the vice world champion.
Brennsteiner follows, another dangerous man for a potential top five, with McGrath (14) and a great ball Schmid (15) who can enter the fight. And who knows if the second blue striker, Filippo Della Vite, can play for the first top ten in the World Cup, starting with 26 just ahead of Borsotti (27) and Maurberger (30). After the thirty we will see Kilde, chasing some points (here he came close to the podium two years ago), but also Tonetti with the 49, Franzoni (50), Zingerle (58) and Kastlunger, with bib number 62 to look for the qualifying masterpiece.
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MALE GIANT – ADELBODEN
Startlist 1st heat: 1 Kristoffersen, 2 Feller, 3 Braathen, 4 Pinturault, 5 Kranjec, 6 Odermatt, 7 Meillard, 8 Murisier, 9 De Aliprandini, 10 Brennsteiner, 11 G. Caviezel, 12 Zubcic, 13 Schwarz, 14 McGrath, 15 A. Schmid, 26 Della Vite, 27 Borsotti, 30 Maurberger, 49 Tonetti, 50 Franzoni, 58 Zingerle, 62 Kastlunger.
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