The Carinthian won the night slalom classic in Madonna di Campiglio two days before Christmas Eve following a furious finale, relegating the Frenchman Noel Clement (+0.25 seconds) and the British David Ryding (+0.39) to second place and three. Schwarz took over the lead in the overall World Cup from the Swiss Marco Odermatt and also the top in the discipline ranking. Manuel Feller came fifth.
With the third-best time in the second run, Schwarz catapulted himself to the top; following the first run, the 28-year-old was sixth. For “Blacky” it was the sixth victory in the World Cup and the third in the slalom. As a reward, the overall World Cup leader’s jersey is now under the Carinthian’s Christmas tree.
Gurgl winner Feller also had to hand over the red slalom jersey to his teammate. The Tyrolean improved four places in the final and made it into the top 5 (+0.43). The 31-year-old missed the podium by 0.04 seconds. There were also important World Cup points for Fabio Gstrein in twelfth place (+0.95), for Michael Matt in 15th (+1.13), Johannes Strolz in 16th (+1.16) and Dominik Raschner (20th/1st). ,55).
Simon Rueland, who finished 45th in the first run, and Adrian Pertl, who had to retire as in Gurgl, did not make it into the second round. After the Christmas holidays it will be the speed specialists’ turn once more. On the 28th/29th In December, a downhill and a super-G will be held in Bormio on the infamous Pista Stelvio. The technicians will continue in the new year 2024 with a giant slalom and a slalom in Adelboden (January 6th/7th).
