Maschinen Hirscher triumphs – Mölgg misses the top ten

A demonstration of power, a “home win” that was reminiscent of FC Barcelona in Pep Guardiola’s best days: At the “Home World Cup”, the night classic in Schladming, Marcel Hirscher didn’t give his opponents the slightest chance in front of tens of thousands of fans. After he was almost a second ahead in the first run (SportNews reported) The favorite didn't let anything go wrong in the second round and was once again in a class of its own.

Frenchman Alexis Pinturault's strong second run didn't help either. Hirscher also finished the second round with the best time, confidently and without leaving any doubts about the clear “home win” for a moment. In the end, the 29-year-old triumphed with a lead of 1,21 over Alexis Pinturault. Third place went to the Swiss Daniel Yule (+1,60).

The podium (from left): Alexis Pinturault, Marcel Hirscher and Daniel Yule. © APA / HERBERT NEUBAUER

In the second run there were several failures due to threaders. Among others, the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen, who was in fifth place after the first round, was hit. Mölgg messes up the second run Manfred Mölgg had to settle for twelfth place after a botched second run. After Mölgg finished the first run in ninth place and got a taste of top ten air, the Enneberger found it much more difficult in the second run. The 36-year-old veteran didn't have an optimal ride right from the start and his lead quickly disappeared. He initially reached the finish line in sixth place, more than eight tenths behind, and ultimately finished the night slalom in twelfth place.

After a good first run, Manfred Mölgg had a harder time on the Planail in the second run. © APA / ERWIN SCHERIAU

Vinatzer in 16th place Alex Vinatzer made an exclamation mark in the first run and confidently qualified for the decisive round of the top 16 with 30th place. However, in the second run he was not able to quite repeat his decent first run. At the beginning the young man from Val Gardena showed a clean ride, the first intermediate times were promising. But as the race progressed, especially on the middle part of the route, the 19-year-old found it increasingly difficult and lost a lot of time; when he crossed the finish line, the scoreboard only showed fifth place.

In the end, Vinatzer still finished the race in a strong 16th place, also due to a few retirements. In doing so, he equaled his best World Cup result from December 20, 2018, when he also finished 16th in the slalom in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. So he should have secured the Slalom World Championship ticket.

Maurberger, Bacher and Tonetti miss the second run Simon Maurberger from Ahrntal, Fabian Bacher from Ratschings and Riccardo Tonetti from Bolzano were no longer involved in the decision. Maurberger and Bacher were eliminated, Tonetti clearly missed qualification for the second round with a botched run and 51st place.

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Maschinen Hirscher triumphs – Mölgg misses the top ten

The Schladming spectacle became a Hirscher show on Tuesday evening: at his “home race” the Austrian was in a class of his own. Manfred Mölgg from Enneberg had a hard time in the second run and ended up in 12th place. Alex Vinatzer took 16th place.

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