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Before his first slalom victory at Adelboden, he climbed to the top step of a World Cup podium at the City Event in Oslo and the combination at the Wengener Lauberhorn in January 2019. In a special slalom, Schwarz, who competed in this discipline for the first time on November 16, 2014 in Levi, he had two second and five third places, two of them this season in Alta Badia and more recently in Zagreb. This time Carinthian was 0.14 seconds ahead of German Linus Straßer and 0.15 seconds ahead of Brit Dave Ryding.
The 25-year-old was happy to carry the excess baggage in the form of a large cowbell, and ranked success at the top. “The whole team worked very hard in the summer, the team worked perfectly, the skiing is very good. The level is very high, so you really have to take a big risk, ”said Schwarz, who had risen to the top from fourth at halftime. Clement Noel and Victor Muffat-Jeandet from France and Loic Meillard from Switzerland fell behind at halftime.
First slalom win for black
For the ÖSV coaches, a 30-race winless series came to an end on Sunday. Marco Schwarz triumphed in the Adelboden Slalom and celebrated his first World Cup success in this discipline.
“Nice for the whole team”
Winning the slalom was always a big dream, said Schwarz. “That it has worked now is really great,” Carinthian said in an interview with ORF. He had been in the lead a couple of times and he hadn’t taken him down. From the attack position, the watchword was “accelerate.” “And being at the top is the best thing at the end of the day.” Schwarz also ended a long dry streak for ÖSV coaches, the most recent in January 2019 in Schladming, Marcel Hirscher winning a slalom. “Finally getting a victory in the slalom is good for the whole team, and more so for me, of course.”
Manuel Feller, who was a favorite in the Slalom World Cup, was eliminated in the first round, the red jersey now passed into the hands of the 25-year-old black. They are 16 points ahead of Zagreb winner Straßer, 39 over Feller. “The red jersey is a dream. After the first round, Manu said that if someone takes it from me, it’s you. We match up very well in the team, the level is high, I am super happy ”, the three-time Aare 2019 world medalist is convinced. He gave the ÖSV its second victory this winter after that of Matthias Mayer on the descent from Bormio .
Matt is missing a touch
With aggressive driving and a faster time, Michael Matt also leaped forward nine places from 13 to four. “The location fits well, the two or three hundredths is a shame, it could have easily been squeezed anywhere. I don’t feel as safe driving as I would like. I can’t get to the point behind the door where I then take momentum and do it quickly on the inside ski. That’s the time frame, “said the Tyrolean.
Adrian Pertl improved eight spots to eleventh place (+0.71). “It has been a great slope, you can attack well, I am very satisfied.” In the first race he entered a bit cautiously because the last races did not turn out as he wanted. More recently in Zagreb he had organized the project. Christian Hirschbühl was twelfth (+0.82), Johannes Strolz 22nd (+2.19), Marc Digruber was eliminated in the final.
Feller made a “stupid mistake” in the first race. During the inspection it could already be seen that it was hanging there. “I knew it would be difficult today, the conditions are completely different. The field has gotten a bit confusing. However, I would have liked to have something to say ”. I knew you would not dominate in those conditions, but you have prepared very well. “There is a lot of aggressiveness in the snow, there is a difference of 15 degrees compared to the first three races,” explained the Tyrolean. Fabio Gstrein also retired in the first race.
