Clement Noel leads in Levi. © ANSA / KIMMO BRANDT
The first men’s slalom of this World Cup winter started with a fiasco for Italy’s ski team. The Frenchman Clement Noel is in the lead. Marcel Hirscher disappointed.
17. November 2024
From: cst
Not a single slalom rider from Italy will take part in the second round in Levi. That is the bitter record of the Azzurri in the far north. While Tommaso Sala is not yet in form due to injury, Tobias Kastlunger (+2.03) and Stefano Gross (+1.97) were disappointing. Both didn’t make it into the top 30. Alex Vinatzer didn’t make it to the finish after a good split. The man from Gardena was eliminated.
Things didn’t go well for Marcel Hirscher either. The eagerly awaited performance of the neo-Dutchman ended 2.59 seconds behind – Hirscher clearly missed qualifying for the final. Lucas Braathen, the second well-known comebacker, fared better. With start number 33, he managed to keep the gap under 9 tenths of a second and thus moved up to 10th place.
Clement leads ahead of Meillard
Clement Noel is in the lead after the first round in Levi. However, the Frenchman only has a minimal lead over Loic Meillard. The Swiss was 2 hundredths slower. Steven Amiez (FRA/+0.21) and Linus Straßer (GER/+0.30) are lying in wait in the other places.
Slalom and Levi: 1. Lauf
| Pos. | Name | Land | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clement Noel | FROM | 59.67 seconds |
| 2. | Loic Meillard | SUI | +0.02 seconds |
| 3. | Steven Amiez | FROM | +0,21 |
| 4. | Linus Strasser | GER | +0,30 |
| 5. | Dave Ryding | GBR | +0,41 |
| 6. | Tanguy Nef | SUI | +0,48 |
| 7. | Alexander Steen Olsen | NOR | +0,57 |
| 8. | Eduard Hallberg | FIN | +0,60 |
| 9. | Samuel Collector | CRO | +0,65 |
| 10. | Lucas Braathen | NOR | +0,86 |
| 32. | Stefano Gross | ITA | +1,97 |
| 34. | Tobias Kastlunger | ITA/Enneberg | +2,03 |
| 47. | Tommaso Sala | ITA | +2,80 |
| DNF | Alex Vinatzer | ITA/Wolkenstein | |
| DNF | Tommaso Saracci | ITA |
