Riccardo Tonetti in waiting position after the Super-G in Bansko

Mauro Caviezel is a Super-G specialist, the 30-year-old was on the podium in Lake Louise (CAN) and Beaver Creek (USA) at the beginning of this season. Vice world champion Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) follows in second place, 0,06 seconds behind, ahead of Alexis Pinturault (FRA). The combination world champion already has a hand on the combination ball before the decisive slalom round, because the leader in the discipline ranking, Marco Schwarz (AUT), injured his left knee during the finish jump and cannot take part in the slalom in the afternoon .

Riccardo Tonetti has a good starting position in the slalom; the native of Bolzano showed a strong performance in the Super-G in 5th place. World champion Dominik Paris and Christof Innerhofer are in 11th and 12th place at halftime, directly ahead of Marcel Hirscher (AUT), who is 1,67 seconds behind contender Pinturault. It is still unclear whether Paris and Innerhofer will compete in the slalom in the afternoon. Both could have simply used the combination Super-G as a training ride for the Super-G on Saturday.

Catastrophic target jump The finish jump in Bansko, which was piled up with snow, caused difficulties, especially for the runners with low start numbers. “It's a real bludger where you hit the track with full force from a height of 3 meters,” explained Matthias Mayer (AUT) in an ORF interview after his failure. The winner of the Wengen combination, Marco Schwarz, reached the finish line with his face contorted in pain. The Austrian was pushed backwards when landing after the finish jump, but was able to save himself with the last of his strength. After the examination in the finish area, the 23-year-old had to cancel his start in the slalom in the afternoon due to injury. Schwarz will fly back to Austria on Friday and be examined in hospital. Why the FIS built the finish jump so negligently will probably remain a mystery and cause a few heated discussions.

The decisive slalom round begins at 13 p.m.

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Riccardo Tonetti in waiting position after the Super-G in Bansko

Part one of the alpine combination in Bansko (BUL) is over, after the Super-G the Swiss Mauro Caviezel is in the lead, the best “Azzurro” is Riccardo Tonetti in 5th place. However, the finish jump on the “Marc Girardelli slope” is causing heated discussions. .

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