Brensteiner on medal course: tension in the giant slalom of Hafjell!

Brensteiner on medal course: tension in the giant slalom of Hafjell!

In Hafjell's Norwegian Hafjell, the Swiss show an impressive performance in the giant slalom of the Alpine World Ski World Championship. Loïc Meillard leads the race to his compatriot Thomas Tumler after the first round with a minimal lead of only 0.08 seconds. Marco Odermatt, the overall World Cup winner, sits in third place, only 0.30 seconds behind the leading one. However, several skiers are closely together, which ensures tension, since the Austrian Stefan Brennsteiner is also only 0.21 seconds behind the podium in a promising fourth place with the run, which is proven in Hafjell, reported OE24.at .

The exciting competition and the possible decisions

In the second run, which begins at 12:30 p.m., it will be shown whether Marco Odermatt can expand his points cushion in the World Cup discipline world cup compared to his worst pursuer Henrik Kristoffersen. The situation is currently favorable for him with a lead of 41 points, especially since Kristoffersen remained 1.48 seconds behind the leading one in the first round, such as nau.ch reported. The giant slalom world champion Raphael Haaser also turned his eyes to a top ten place, with the next best Austrian, Marco Schwarz, fighting with 1.44 seconds.

The tension remains up to the end, since the final round of the giant slalom can not only decide on the day positions, but also about the decision about the coveted giant slalom ball. So far, the Swiss are strong and rely on the victory in the individual race and a further reinforcement of their dominance in the World Cup.