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The Norwegian tech star ran from twelfth place to his first win of the season in the decision with the third-fastest running time. With Sebastian Foss-Solevag, second place also went to a Norwegian. The halftime leader was 0.33 seconds behind his compatriot. The third went to Italy with Alex Vinatzer. South Tyrol was 34 hundredths behind the winner.
Feller, already fourth after the first round, made sure that the gap between second and fourth was just two hundredths of a second with his 0.35 seconds behind winner Kristoffersen. “In the end I left him behind twice. Right after the start I got lost and in the middle of it all again, “Feller said in an interview with ORF,” overall it was a good race. Of course, the hundredths already scold me, I’ve already had a lot. “
Kristoffersen catapults to victory
The Norwegian appeared a lot in the second round and catapulted from twelfth to first place.
However, the 28-year-old looked back with satisfaction at the first two slalom of the season. “These were two great races now. If someone had told me that three days ago, I would have gratefully accepted it. So I can go to the Christmas break with ease and go with the flow, ”said Feller. Slalom qualifying spits the Tyrolean after two races as second behind Kristoffersen. The gap with the now 18-time World Cup slalom winner is just ten points.
1. Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR)
2. S. Foss-Solevaag (NOR)
3. Alex Vinatzer (ITA)
Black also in the top ten
Like Monday, Marco Schwarz was the second best Austrian. Unlike Monday, Carinthian did not make a big leap this time. After finishing tenth in race one, Black had to settle for ninth place at the end (+0.58 seconds). In return, Fabio Gstrein improved his decision from 23rd to 12th (+0.74). The Tyrolean was only 13 hundredths of a second below the top ten.
Like the day before at Alta Badia, Schwarz struggled with small mistakes that ultimately cost him a place in the top three. “Of course it is a bit annoying. But I think I cannot be dissatisfied with the ninth place. I like to take that with me. Two tenths faster, then I’ll be on the podium. But hätti, wari, ti, this is not a requested concert. I just have to go faster, ”said the 25-year-old.
It was the exact opposite for Michael Matt as in Alta Badia. The Tyrolean fell from eleventh place to sixteenth place. Adrian Pertl and Christian Hirschbühl were able to raise marginally in the second round and reached the final scores immediately behind Matt as 17 and 18. There were no World Cup points for Marc Digruber and Johannes Strolz. The duo missed out on qualifying for the decision at 38th or 39th in the first round. The opportunity to do better is on December 6 in Zagreb (CRO).
“Most emotional victory” for Kristoffersen
However, the spot in the spotlight belonged to Kristoffersen, who rose to the top for the first time this season. “I have a very good team around me, with my father, my coach and the sponsors. Everyone said he had already won so many races, so why not today? “Said the 26-year-old in an interview with ORF. “The first race was not bad technically, but it was too smooth. In the second round I had only fully accelerated, I was on the limit.
Satisfaction could be seen in the Norwegian’s eyes. “This is perhaps the most emotional victory of my career. In the last few months I have also had my problems, especially the last giant slalom races that were bad. If I always drive like I did in the second race, anything is possible, ”said Kristoffersen. With his third victory at Madonna di Campiglio and his 22nd World Cup, the giant slalom world champion also closed the Norwegian Festival before the turn of the year. After Aleksander Aamodt Kilde’s victories in the Super-G and the descent at Val Gardena, Kristoffersen’s hussar ride was the third Norwegian success in five races in Italy.
