KVITFJELL (NORWAY) (ITALPRESS) – Dominik Paris dominates in Kvitfjell. After the downhill success two days ago, comes the victory also in super-G. Italy that, in the men’s, climbs for the third time in the season on the top step of the podium in the World Cup. This has not happened since 2018/2019. Also to 2018/2019 we have to go back to find Paris’ last victory in super-G, dated March 14, 2019 in Soldeu.
Kvitfjell proves to be conquest territory for the 35-year-old from Merano who, before the successes of the last two days, had already celebrated four other times on the Norwegian slopes (March 16, 2016 downhill, March 2, 2019 downhill, March 3, 2019 super-G and March 5, 2022 downhill). Victory number 24 in his career (19 downhill and 5 super-G) and 50th podium for the Carabinieri pinnacle pinnacle for the Carabinieri’s Centro Sportivo dei Arma dei Carabinieri, who joins Gustavo Thoeni in second place on the list of the most successful Italians in the World Cup. Unreachable is Alberto Tomba at 50.
“The weekend was close to perfect. Yesterday I came close to the podium in the downhill, but to come back and win in super-G is a great emotion. I know this slope well and I knew where to push. It feels good to be here in Norway. I am skiing well and would gladly do more races. It’s a pleasure to catch up with Thoeni, who is also a fellow countryman of mine,” were the words of Paris, who beat Canadian James Crawford by 38 hundredths. First career podium in super-G for Slovenian Miha Hrobat, who finished third at 0″47.
Mockery for Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt. The overall leader is fourth at 0″48 just a hundredth of a second off the podium. Behind by a pasting is Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr, fifth at 0″49. Minus Paris, minimal gaps with Switzerland’s Alexis Monney and Stefan Rogentin sixth and seventh respectively at 0″56 and 0″57. Best career finish for Jan Zabystran. The Czech is eighth at 0″60. First time in the top ten for Austrian Stefan Eichberger, who finishes ninth at 0″61 with the same gap as Allegre. Back Franjo Von Allmen. After yesterday’s success in the downhill, the Swiss does not go beyond 13th place at 0″70.
Also in the points were Italians Giovanni Franzoni, 15th at 0″81, and Christof Innerhofer, 28th at 1″30. “With work everything comes back – commented Franzoni – In the last super-G I had gone badly, today things improved. I am trying to learn even in these conditions, in the summer we will have to work a lot to consolidate my skiing.”
LA CLASSIFICA GENERALE
With today’s victory, Paris makes his entry into the top ten of the overall ranking by moving up to ninth place with 524 points. First positions intact with Odermatt leading with 1516 points at +570 over Kristoffersen. In the super-G standings, big leap by Paris, who overtakes Moeller (234), Monney (240), Von Allmen (254) and Casse (260) and rises to fourth place with 262 points. He is 9 lengths behind third-place Rogentin (271) and 19 behind second-place Kriechmayr (281). Odermatt in the lead with 491 points.
World Cup, which will return to prominence in Hafjell. It stays in Norway for a giant slalom (Saturday, March 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) and a slalom (Sunday, March 16, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.).
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