Slalom Gold: The Great Redemption of Clement Noel

After his failure in Madonna di Campiglio, when Clement Noel was eliminated one goal before the goal on the way to his second win of the season, the 24-year-old was left with a can of worms. Since then, an 8th place in Wengen was his best result. Of course, that doesn't meet the high standards of the proud Frenchman. But that's all forgotten now. On Wednesday, Noel was named the new Olympic slalom champion.

The winner of 9 World Cup slaloms was still in 1th place after the first run. But in the final, Noel conjured up the fastest running time in the snow. Afterwards, no one could come close to his time. Not even half-time leader Johannes Strolz. The Austrian took silver at the finish, 6 hundredths of a second behind.

The medal winners: Noel (center), Strolz (left) and Foss-Solevaag. © APA/afp / DIMITAR DILKOFF

For the 29-year-old from Vorarlberg, it is already the second precious metal in Beijing after gold in the combination. He is making history par excellence after he wasn't even part of the World Cup squad at the start of the season and had to prepare his skis himself. The Norwegian Sebastian Foss-Solevaag came third. His teammate Henrik Kristoffersen missed the bronze medal by just 2 hundredths and had to make do with sheet metal. Vinatzer is eliminated Alex Vinatzer, who was in 1th place after the first run, risked everything in the final. On the way to a clear interim best time, the man from Val Gardena was eliminated 17 goals before the goal. But Vinatzer had to take full risks in order to be able to somehow intervene in the medal fight. The best Azzurro was the 5 Olympic champion, Giuliano Razzoli, in 2010th place.

The Alpine team continues on Thursday with a women's combination. The downhill takes place at 3.30:7 a.m. (CET), the slalom at XNUMX a.m.

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Slalom Gold: The Great Redemption of Clement Noel

Clement Noel is probably considered the most talented slalom skier in the world. After a difficult World Cup season, redemption came for the Frenchman in Beijing, of all places. He was crowned Olympic champion with a fantastic second run.

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