Marco Odermatt dominates the first heat in Val d'Isère. Two Italians in top 15

Marco Odermatt dominates the first run in Val d’Isère. Two Italians in top 15

The first run of the Giant Slalom in Val d’Isère (France) ends with a clear domination of Marco Odermatt. The Swiss, in fact, finished in 1:10.17, ahead of Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen and Switzerland’s Loic Meillard, 65 and 75 hundredths distant respectively. Completing the top 5 were Austrian Marco Scwharz and Andorran Joan Verdu, who finished more than a second behind the first.

Slovenian Zan Kranjec (+1.53), Croatian Filip Zubcic (+1.62), Frenchman Alexis Pinturault (+1.76), German Alexander Schmid (+1.95) and American River Radamus (+2.26) complete the top 10. Complicated first run, on the other hand, for the Italians, with Luca De Aliprandini and Giovanni Borsotti finishing no higher than 13th and 15th, accumulating a delay of +3.25 and +3.50, respectively.

Filling out the Italian skiers who will take part in the second run, which will start at 12:30 p.m., are also Filippo della Vite and Alex Vinatzer, who did not go beyond 17th and 25th place, with a gap of 3.79 and 4.73.