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A two-day FIS in the resort & agrave; German Neunkirchen opened the 2015 season of skiing 'grass. & Nbsp;
Wednesday 27 May 2015 3 minutes reading time
In the men's slalom which took place Saturday & egrave; was won dall''austriaco Michael Stocker, who relegated in second and third in the Swiss and German Stefan Portmann Benjamin Bennett. As for the two Italians in the race, Manuel Longhi & egrave; ranked ninth and Edoardo Frau & egrave; He was forced to retire.
The next day, in the giant, they did not change the names of the athletes on the podium but changed positions, in fact, Bennett & egrave; He managed to grab his second successful career in the same resort & agrave; where he got his first ever victory in the giant 03-06-2012. Second and third place for Stocker to Portmann, holder of the World Cup. Placing the foot of the podium for the 'blue Frau, who finished fourth with a gap of only 6 cents from the third dell''atleta Switzerland. Fifteenth place to Longhi.
Both races have seen women at the start only six athletes. Slalom & egrave; was won dall''austriaca Kristin Hetfleisch, holder of the World Cup despite not having the age of 18, ahead of the 'other Austrian Daniela Krueckel, he finished second, and the Slovak Mikova Barbara, ranked third. Fourth place went to the Czech Adela Kettnerova.
In giant, cos & Igrave; as in the men's field, they did not change the names on the podium but changed positions. The Mikova won the race relegating Krueckel and Hetfleisch respectively the second and third place. Still the fourth Kettnerova.
In both races you have withdrawn the German Lisa Schischkowski and the 'Italian Antonella Manzoni.
The next round of skiing 'grass will & agrave; the weekend in Rettenbach, Austria, with the first two races of the World Cup on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31, a giant slalom. & nbsp;
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