Last World Cup race: the French dominator in the World Cup is left behind Meillard and McGrath. Second heat at 13.15
Clement Noel Olympic champion and winner of 4 slalom this season hunting for the first world medal, Switzerland who with Loic Meillard tries to break a fast that has lasted in Slalom since 1950, the Norwegians McGrath and Haugan who will try to conquer the throne of Kristoffersen , reigning champion. The first heat of the slalom that closes the Saalbach World Championships opens interesting scenarios. In the head there is Clement Noel, in a manche almost a minute in 59 “23 he left behind Meillard (19/100), McGrath (at 64/100) and Hagan (at 70/100). Only another Athlete, the German Strasser, managed to contain the delay under the second (at 77/100), for the others he will need a company in the second heat to trace.
In the first group only Jakobsen did not reach the finish line of a tortuous heat, with a finale that put many big names in crisis: from Feller (sixth to 1 “22) to Braather (to 1” 51) and Kristoffersen (at 1 “59 ).
the blues
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Day to forget for Alex Vinatzer, who began the crazy with an error and then accumulated a delay of 2 “54:” Too straight on the pole, I did not run skiing “). The best of the blues is the veteran Stefano Gross , 14th to 1 “88, while Tobias Kastlunger is 3” 22 and risk qualifying.
The second heat is scheduled at 13.15.
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