At halftime: Slalom gold is probably already taken

When Hirscher crossed the finish line with a lead of 1,70 seconds, Henrik Kristoffersen and Clement Noel, who had started before, had their mouths wide open. Had they performed so poorly, or had Salzburg once again had a dream run?

A little later it became clear that Hirscher had shown a top-class run in the first slalom run in Åre. “I will watch this trip many times in my life,” said Hirscher in an interview with ORF . It's hard to imagine that the 29-year-old will give up the gold medal. It would be the first for the proud ski nation at the current World Cup in Sweden.

Pinturault keeps up, Swiss unlucky Only one Frenchman could keep up: Combined World Champion Alexis Pinturault showed a strong run, but made a mistake in the final part that cost him a lot of time. Nevertheless, he is the only one who remained less than a second behind Hirscher on the unusually long slalom slope (+0,56 seconds). Behind Pinturault are three Austrians: Marco Schwarz, Michael Matt and Manuel Feller. “Best of the rest”: Alexis Pinturault was the only one who could keep up with Hirscher. © APA/afp / FABRICE COFFRINI

The two Swiss Daniel Yule and Ramon Zenhäuser were unlucky. While the former failed with a bomb time on the final slope, Zenhäuser at least made it to the finish. The performances of the following athletes showed how strong the tall Confederate was. Although Zenhäuser had a stayer and was 2,32 seconds behind, many runners couldn't come close to the Swiss's time. “Azzurri” far back Including Manfred Mölgg, Stefano Gross (he is the best “Azzurro” at the break) and Guliano Razzoli. Mölgg in particular had major problems in the final part, which ultimately left him over three seconds behind. The young Alex Vinatzer from Val Gardena, silver medalist with the Italian team in the team competition, was even found to be four and a half seconds behind.

The second run starts at 14.30 p.m. World Cup Slalom: 1st round Pos Name Country Time 1. Marcel Hirscher TUE 1.00,60 Minutes 2. Alexis Pinturault FRA +0,56 seconds 3. Marco Black TUE +1,22 4. Michael Matt TUE +1,35 5. Manuel Feller TUE +1,38 6. Henrik kristoffersen NOR +1,70 7. Loic Meillard SUI +2,07 8. Clement Noel FRA +2,18 9. Christian Hirschbühl TUE +2,22 10. Andre Myhrer SWE +2,28 13. Stefano Gross ITA +2,36 14. Giuliano Razzoli ITA +2,65 17. Manfred Mölgg ITA/St. Vigil +3,02 27. Alex Vinatzer ITA/Wolkenstein +4,61

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At halftime: Slalom gold is probably already taken

An unbridled Marcel Hirscher left the competition amazed. The Austrian outclassed the rest of the ski world at the World Cup slalom in Åre - only one could keep up.

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