Kristoffersen, master on his Gudiberg: "How nice the first triumph with Van Deer, it's a special evening"

Henrik's scream, simply spatial in the Garmisch slalom which brings him close to 30 pearls in CdM and with the red bib again on his shoulders towards Adelboden. Hirscher's "Project 68" has just begun. Feller smiles too: "I got the most."

Wednesday 4 January 2023 5 minutes reading time

Three victories in Garmisch-Partenkirchen as only Alberto Tomba, and in this case also consecutive since last February Henrik Kristoffersen had won both races on the "Gudiberg". A track that the Norwegian ace particularly loves and that today saw him sign a very special success, given that it is the first for HK94 as leader of the new "Van Deer - Red Bull Sports" project, with Marcel Hirscher to guide him as a point of reference for a real team that wants to open a new era in the world of skiing. On the other hand, the Salzburg champion himself defined it as "Project 68", or rather the continuation of the series of triumphs of Hirscher himself who, in the World Cup, punched 67 times in his career. Today the first as constructor and tester, given that Marcel is constantly confronted on the track with his athletes, Kristoffersen in primis: it could not be otherwise, with two such phenomena working together, and the next challenge is to beat Marco Odermatt too in giant, after having already touched the coup in Alta Badia. Next duel in the Adelboden weekend, where those famous skis with the "uncomfortable" partner Red Bull will still be covered in terms of branding, but they are already the most attentive on the circuit. “I was calm, I thought it would be difficult but it was... even more than expected - Kristoffersen's words after the race, referring to the 2nd heat - I skied intelligently and it was a great day. I concentrated on technique and tactics, everything was perfect starting from the materials. This first triumph with Van Deer - Red Bull Sports is decidedly special”. There is no shortage of smiles on the Garmisch podium, because tonight's in Bavaria is the first of the season for Clément Noel, third after the two forks in Val d''Isère and Campiglio, and in second place is Manuel Feller, now second in the ranking of specialties just 15 points from norge. Of course, it is the third place of honor in a few weeks for the Austrian, after the two in Val d'Isère between giant and slalom, but the Wunderteam veteran himself is well aware that beating this Kristoffersen would have been practically impossible , even more so with the gap accumulated in the 1st heat also due to the bib (on 7). “I think I got the best today - Feller's words through the OESV press office - I was really happy with the second heat in particular, the first one too, however, was good considering that I started from seventh and the conditions we have seen all. These are good points, now let's think about the weekend in Adelboden".

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