The Swiss Marco Odermatt wins the gold medal in the giant slalom in Beijing 2022. The only blue left after the first heat, Luca De Aliprandini, who crashed in the upper part of the track, does not finish the race. Silver went to the Slovenian Zan Kranjec 15 cents behind Odermatt, bronze for the French Mathieu Faivre at +1.34.
Under the heavy snow that hit Yanqing, the Swiss showed his muscles resisting the crazy comeback of the Slovenian Zan Kranjec, to close with an overall time of 2’09 ″ 35. The twenty-four year old from Buochs adds yet another seal to a season that has already seen him conquer four out of five races between the wide doors in the World Cup, confirming the excellent moment of form in the specialty.
In second place, at 19 cents and author of an epic comeback, the aforementioned Zan Kranjec. The Slovenian, eighth at the end of the first run, was the protagonist of a frightening test that allowed him to recover six positions, taking that medal escaped with the fourth place in PyeongChang 2018. Bronze medal for the French Mathieu Faivre, delayed by 1 “34.
Luca De Aliprandini did not finish the race, in sixth place after the first heat. The Trentino player tried to attack for the medal, starting at the maximum but exiting after a few doors on the wall. Both Tommaso Sala and Alex Vinatzer had come out during the first run, having paid for the difficult conditions of the track.
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