Between the Ski World Cup races in Adelboden and Wengen, there will be a great night slalom show on Wednesday, January 12th from 6:30 p.m. in Crans-Montana. A whole series of the world’s best pole artists will be at the start of the spectacular slalom slope of the Pisten Nationale / Mont Lachaux.
After the Ski World Cup races in Adelboden, the Swede Kristoffer Jakobsen and the Canadian Erik Read (son of the famous “Crazy Canucks” downhill skier Ken Read) have also registered for the night slalom in Crans-Montana. With Sebastian Foss-Solevaag (No), Kristoffer Jakobsen and Clément Noël (Fr), the three specialists leading the current FIS slalom overall classification will be there at the promising night show! Prize money of 50,000 francs awaits the top five, with 25,000 francs for the winner.
The audience gets to see the world’s top slalom. Most of the absolute greats have confirmed the start of the 4th edition.
Clément Noël, in particular, is under particular scrutiny. The Frenchman, who has been in top form since the beginning of the season and won in December in Val d’Isère in a grandiose manner, has won the first two events in Crans-Montana. But he’s by no means the only one who wants to shine in the floodlights. World champion Sebastian Foss-Solevaag, who triumphed in Madonna di Campiglio, also wants to hit the drum. The Norwegian is accompanied by his compatriots Lucas Braathen and Timon Haugan. Also participating are the best Italians, such as Alex Vinatzer, Giuliano Razzoli, the 2010 Olympic champion and the indestructible Manfred Mölgg.
All of these tenors are challenged by the best Swiss slalom acrobats. The local title holder Luca Aerni would love to continue last year on his favorite slope. In view of his shape, the combined world champion 2017 can certainly have justified hopes. He receives succurs from his Valais team-mates Daniel Yule and Ramon Zenhäusern as well as from another driver from Crans-Montana, Marc Rochat. Tanguy Nef, Reto Schmidiger, Sandro Simonet and Noel von Grünigen (finalist in 2021) also have the potential to land a coup and delight the Swiss audience.
In contrast to last year, the audience is once more admitted to this event, which will be broadcast directly by RTS 2 from 7:10 p.m. In order to be able to cheer on the athletes directly, a Covid-19 certificate 3G is required according to cantonal and federal regulations.
Like last season, this spectacular slalom will be handled according to a special, innovative mode. After a qualification from 6:30 p.m., four rounds are on the program. Of the 21 riders who will be at the start from 7:10 pm, the six slowest will be eliminated in the first run; then the five worst drivers are eliminated twice. That leaves the five finalists who fight for the flirtatious prize money totaling 50,000 francs, 25,000 of which for the winner.
The holding of this invitation race offers Crans-Montana a welcome opportunity to be remembered as a candidate to take over the World Ski Championships in 2027 – 40 years following the unforgettable World Championships in 1987. The very demanding slalom slope is very much appreciated by the pole acrobats and can be seen from top to bottom by the audience in the finish area. That is one of the strong trump cards of the World Cup candidacy.
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The men’s ski world cup calendar for the 2021/22 season
The women’s ski world cup calendar for the 2021/22 season 
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