Pinturault's fabulous run stuns the competition

When Alexis Pinturault swung off in the deserted finish area after his clean and technically very fine run on the Chuenisbärgli with start number 1, no one really knew how good this run really was. After the Frenchman it was the turn of Tommy Ford and Filip Zubcic (who had already won a giant slalom this year), but they had already accumulated horrendous gaps of 1,15 and 0,97 seconds respectively. Just a botched performance by the American and the Croatian? Not at all. By the time the top-class Henrik Kristoffersen swung away, one and a half seconds behind, it was clear: Pinturault had achieved a truly magical run. “It was a great ride, I felt really good. The snow was great, I had good grip. Now comes the second round, in which I also have to ski well,” explains the giant slalom specialist, as usual modestly. In any case, the competition is amazed after Pinturault's dream run, which, by the way, was set by his own coach. Ultimately, Marco Odermatt takes second place in the half-time ranking - 2 seconds behind, one hundredth of a second ahead of Zubcic. All other runners lost over a second. Decision from 13.15 p.m Alexis Pinturault can only beat himself in the second run, which starts at 13.15:11 p.m. There was also a small sense of achievement for Riccardo Tonetti, who got his taste for giant slalom again. After his 12th place in Alta Badia, the Bolzano all-rounder also did really well in Adelboden and is in 28th place at the halfway point. He is therefore the best Azzurro despite the high start number XNUMX. Alex Hofer and Hannes Zingerle are eliminated. Giant slalom in Adelboden, 1st round Pos Name Country Time 1. Alexis Pinturault FRA 1.09,94 minutes 2. Marco Odermatt SUI +0,96 3. Filip Zubcic CRO +0,97 4. Tommy Ford USA +1,15 5. Justin Murisier SUI +1,28 6. Ryan Cochran Siegle USA +1,38 7. Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen NOR +1,42 8. Henrik kristoffersen NOR +1,52 9. Loic Meillard SUI +1,57 10. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde NOR +1,81 12. Riccardo Tonetti ITA/Bozen +2,16 21. Luca De Aliprandini ITA +2,64 25. Giovanni Borsotti ITA +2,74 DNF Hannes Zingerle ITA/Star DNF Alex Hofer ITA/Castelrotto

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Pinturault's fabulous run stuns the competition

The first giant slalom of the year began with a bang from Alexis Pinturault. But Riccardo Tonetti also did well in the first round of Adelboden.

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