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The 21-year-old, who is preparing for the world championship from Monday, finished 13th in the grand slalom competition in Berchtesgaden, Germany. His second landing time was the third among all participants.
A. Drukarov, who is ranked 125th in the world Grand Slalom ranking, became the first Lithuanian alpine skier, so high in the European Cup and won the overall ranking points. You now have 20 points on your account.
In addition, the Lithuanian athlete achieved a personal record for International Ski Federation (FIS) points – 21.11. These points, calculated on the basis of being behind the leader and various other criteria, determine the starting positions in international competitions and are also extremely important in the Olympic selection. The better the score, the fewer points the athlete will earn.
At Berchtesgaden, A. Drukarov was 22 after the first landing (1 min. 2.52 sec.). On the second attempt, they are faster than the Lithuanian, who cleared the track in 1 min. 2.27 sec, there were only two athletes.
In the final lineup, A. Drukarov only 0.75 sec. he lagged behind the triumph of Austrian Stefan Brennsteiner. The latter is also participating in the World Cup this season, where he won eighth place in the grand slalom race in Italy in December.
Brennsteiner was second and Drukarov 41 in the European Cup Grand Slalom in Berchtesgaden on Saturday. The Lithuanian athlete was 4.23 seconds behind the winning oyster Dominikas Raschner.
“I was training very well before this competition. But yesterday I was disappointed, I couldn’t climb higher in the European Cup, there was no progress. And today was the last race before the final. And I said to myself, today or never. The conditions were very difficult, a very hot and distant number. But I managed to reach 30 on the first descent, and I did very well on the second attempt. And now I should be in the world rankings of the 90 “, he said Drukarov.
A. Drukarov, who is training with the Swiss national team and the personal trainer participating in the European Cup this season, also plans to make his World Cup debut this year; Only the 150 best ski skiers in the world ranking can participate. in that.
But now the focus is on the planetary championship that starts on Monday in Italy, Cortina D’Ampece. There, the leader of the Lithuanian team will start in the large slalom and slalom competitions. A record number of five alpine skiers from our country will participate in the championships around the world.
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