The only thing missing is the crowning glory: a brilliant Vinatzer finish

Alex Vinatzer's sporting winter is reminiscent of a rollercoaster ride: the man from Val Gardena got off to a brilliant start with fourth and third places, then sand got into the gears in January (five races in a row without points), before things started to look up again from the World Championships with a fourth place went. There was also fourth place in the final race in Lenzerheide. Even though it wasn't enough for the podium, it was a brilliant finish for Italy's biggest slalom hope.

However, his performance on Sunday still had a small flaw: After finishing eighth in the first round, Vinatzer made a major mistake in the upper part of the decision, which cost him a lot of time. It's hard to imagine where the man from Gardena would have ended up if this mishap hadn't happened. He then risked his life to do this, made up a lot of time and was now in second place in the rankings. Feller takes second World Cup victory Although many stars subsequently dropped out (Adrian Pertl/third after the first run, Ramon Zenhäuser/fourth) or fell back (Marco Schwarz/leader), Vinatzer was ultimately pushed back to fourth place. Manuel Feller took his second World Cup victory, Clement Noel came in second, while overall World Cup winner Alexis Pinturault concluded his brilliant season with a third place. The small crystal ball in the slalom went to Marco Schwarz, However, that was already clear before the race .

Manfred Mölgg was eliminated in the first race. But it probably wasn't a final race for the man from Enneberg: there's a good chance that the slalom veteran will still be putting on his skis in the 2021/22 Olympic winter. In his comeback season after a torn cruciate ligament, Mölgg showed that he can still keep up with the world's best - and at the age of almost 39. The result in detail

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The only thing missing is the crowning glory: a brilliant Vinatzer finish

It was a season with ups and downs for Alex Vinatzer. At the end, the Val Gardena native showed again in the slalom in Lenzerheide (Switzerland) and said goodbye to the summer break with a strong result.

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