Surprise this Monday under the Austrian sun. Although he started with bib 34, Raphael Lessard won the European Cup super-G at Pass Thurn. Canada may have discovered a new gem. Indeed, the 24-year-old Quebecer won in style, pushing back his first pursuer, the Austrian Felix Hacker, to 0″76. The podium was completed by another Austrian, Vincent Wieser, tied for 3rd with the Italian Emanuele Buzzi.
Raphael Lessard took victory for his first race since 2021 in the category. The versatile University of Utah student had already won a super-G in the Nor-Am Cup at Panorama in December. He also occupies 2nd place in the general ranking across the Atlantic.
Gaël Zulauf in the game
On the Swiss side, you have to go down to 6th place to find the best Swiss representative in the person of Marco Kohler. However, the Bernese only missed 0″04 to get on the podium. Dominic Ott (8th), Livio Hiltbrand (11th) and Eric Wyler (13th) also entered the top 15. Just behind, in 16th place, we find Gaël Zulauf. “There is still a lot of potential but I am gaining confidence,” confided the Vaudois.
-Clemens Jobin (20th), Jannick Pedrazzi, Philip Kälin (23rd) and Christophe Torrent (27th) also scored a few points, unlike Denis Corthay (36th). This super-G replaced an event canceled due to weather last week. Two descents are still planned at Pass Thurn on Thursday and Friday, after two days of training.
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