ALTA BADIA (ITALPRESS) – Atle Lie McGrath wins the slalom of Alta Badia, valid test for the Alpine Ski World Cup 2025/2026. The Norwegian closes with the time of 1’44′′50 and beats the French Clement Noel of only 0′′′30. “I am very pleased to have won. I had a difficult weekend in Val d’Isere and today I decided to attack from the beginning. Winning means so much to me, I am also happy to go to podium, but today I was the best”, the words, to the microphones of Eurosport, McGrath. Noel can’t defend the best time in the first heat: “I knew the first was very much fought. The track in the second heat was a bit more ruined, I am happy with my test even if I wanted to win. I am satisfied with my skiing”, explains the French. Complete the podium the Swiss Loic Meillard: “I pushed to win, but I made a big mistake in the second sector. I’m still happy with my race conduct, it’s good to finish with a podium. I managed to get back to the pace after the mistake and I didn’t think it would be enough for the podium”, says the Helvetic. Just outside the top 3 there are the Norwegian Timon Haugan (+0′′′53) and the Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (+0′′64).
Alex Vinatzer is tenth. Three positions lost from the blue in the second heat, which cut the finish line at 1′′01 by McGrath: “I’m disappointed because I didn’t make the difference in the second sector where you could do it, instead I gave it even stronger and I lost time. One tenth less would have allowed me to maintain the position. I hope to return to the first group, I am trying to push to find fluidity even in slalom still lacks something, we hope to find it during the Christmas period to really get to the top in the slalom of Madonna di Campiglio”, the declarations of Vinatzer, which is consolidated in top ten in the general classification, maintaining the ninth place at an altitude of 295 points. Excellent remonta for Tommaso Sala, which dates from 26th to 14th position (+1′′19) with the second time of heats: “I left all in the second heat to give the maximum as always looking for maximum speed. I made a mistake before the two doubles, where I lost two-tenths and on the second door I made a circus number. I could recover some extra position, but that’s fine.” World Cup that will return protagonist on December 27 with the superG of Livigno (at 11.30).
L’ORDINE DI ARRIVO
1. Athle Lie McGrath (Nor) in 1’44′′50
2. Clement Noel (Fra) to 0′′30
3. Loic Meillard (Sui) to 0′′39
4. Timon Haugan (Nor) to 0′′′53
5. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (Bra) to 0′64
6. Paco Rassat (Fra) to 0′′85
7. Tanguy Nef (Sui) to 0′′93
8. Eduard Hallberg (Fin) to 0′′95
9. Oscar Andreas Sandvik (Nor) to 0′′96
10. Alex Vinatzer (Ita) to 1′′01
14. Thomas Sala (Ita) to 1′′19
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