In the first test on the Gran Risa the Austrian was perfect, Odermatt late (11th)
Masterpiece by Marco Schwarz in the first heat of the Alta Badia giant. The Austrian, who started with number 1, interpreted the slow and regular course designed by the US coach, Nathan Bryant, to his best on the Gran Risa. Only 4 others managed to contain the delay within the second: the American Radamus, second at 64/100, the Austrian Brennstein, third at 67/100, the Norwegian McGrath, at 96/100, and Pinheiro Braathen (at 97/100). Marco Odermatt, fresh from three days in Val Gardena, finished second. The Swiss leading the World Cup is eleventh at 1″51. The best of the Azzurri is Alex Vinatzer, eighteenth at 2″01. “The snow was very easy, even if you felt good on the slope, in your position, you had to attack more” is his analysis. Filippo Della Vite is in the qualifying zone, at 2″43, as is Tobias Kastlunger, thirtieth at 2″63. Luca De Aliprandini finished at almost 3 seconds: “I immediately made a mistake, I struggled to get into the rhythm – he explains to the Rai microphone -. I wasn’t able to interpret the track well”. At almost 4″ the 22 year old Stefano Pizzato.
The second round will start at 1.30pm