Alpine Skiingmen's world cup
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The Flachau slalom confirmed that the men's slalom is completely on a roller coaster, but a guarantee is represented by Marco Schwarz, again red bib and 5th podium in 6 races. "I knew I couldn't give up anything, anyone goes full throttle."
Sunday 17 January 2021 5 minutes reading time
Seven in a row. The different winners among the narrow poles, from Noel in Chamonix last February 8, to Sebastian Foss-Solevaag triumphing today in the second slalom of Flachau.
The 29-year-old Norwegian's first hurray in the World Cup arrives at play number 86 in the maximum circuit, for a pure specialist who is experiencing a sort of second career. The Scandinavian has really changed register, returning to the podium in Campiglio almost 5 years after the first two times in Sankt Moritz and Zagreb; today he literally dominated on a perfect slope for his characteristics, where he had messed up yesterday in the decisive heat.
His post-race analysis on the FIS microphones was very simple: "I simply worked hard to get to this point, I knew I could be worth a result like this since I've been in shape for weeks - he said from the top of his third place in the cup of discipline, just 81 points from the top - If you ask me for a dedication, I think of my teammates who got injured (in series Braathen, McGrath and Kilde, ed), but I want to say that I would never have reached this point without a team like this, from mates to staff. It is really a big family ”.
And Marco Schwarz can only smile, back on the podium (he is the fifth in six specialty races) and clearly red bib with Feller's mistake in the 2nd heat that opened the doors to a second place which confirms his solidity, granite, of the 25-year-old Carinthian, who has returned to the pre-injury levels of February 2019. "It's a team effort, the spirit is very good and we help each other - the Austrian's analysis at the OESV website - I knew I had to attack in the second heat, you can't sleep here because everyone is at full throttle ”.
And the podium number 67 in career has also arrived for Alexis Pinturault, on the day of the new disaster signed by Clément Noel, who will also be the fastest on the track as is evident to anyone, but continues to make mistakes beyond belief and now pays more 200 points behind Schwarz, with 5 races remaining between now and the end of the season. For Alexis, a comeback up front also in slalom (it did not happen from 2nd place in Schladming on 28 January 2020) which weighs like a boulder on the general classification of the World Cup: excluding Kilde, who unfortunately will no longer be able to fight with the Frenchman there are almost 300 points of margin on the first rival still on the track, Marco Odermatt, and with Schwarz himself now in full swing for the final podium.
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