Marco Odermatt wins the Alta Badia giant for the fifth time
Marco Odermatt wins the Alta Badia giant for the fifth time
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt – 41st career success, fourth of the season and fifth in this Dolomite race – also won in 2’31”45 the World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia
With him on the podium of the classic race between the wide gates on the extremely difficult Gran Risa slope were young Frenchman Leo Anguenot, in his first career podium and second at 85 cents, and Norwegian Alexander Steen Olsen, winner two months ago in Soelden, third at 88 cents.
For Italy, only two athletes in the standings: the best è was South Tyrolean Alex Vinatzer, who with an excellent run finished 8th in 2’33”39 recovering 16 positions on the first run that had seen him only 24th. When he can perform well in both runs he will be podium contenders.
Then there's Trentino’s Luca De Aliprandini, protagonist of a serious mistake also in the decisive run when he è was almost bounced from the skis in a turn taken with too much enthusiasm, who è finished thirteenth in 2’33”67. Tomorrow in Alta Badia closes the Dolomite World Cup stage with a special slalom.
