In very difficult conditions, you had to be strong to win the Adelboden slalom this Sunday, and many favorites, starting with the two French favorites Clément Noël and Alexis Pinturault, broke their teeth on the track. while riding. But not the surprising Johannes Strolz, 29, who had never done better than 10th place in the World Cup. The Austrian won with 0′17 ′ ‘ahead of his compatriot Manuel Feller and the German Linus Strasser.
During a very tight first round, Pinturault took 5th place, just 0′’11 behind the leading duo of Austrians Fabio Gstrein and Feller. But a quick fault in the second prevented him from reaching the finish. Disappointment also for Christmas: very leggy since the start of the season, the Frenchman suffered from an excess of commitment and straddled from his first stint, just like the leader of the World Cup in the specialty, Sebastian Foss-Solevaag .
Taking advantage of the many withdrawals, the Norwegian still retains the red bib. The next round of the World Cup will take place in Switzerland, in Wengen, next week, with a new slalom on the program on January 16. Enough to repeat its ranges before the big deadline of the year: the Beijing Olympics, which will take place from February 4 to 20.
