Dominik Zuech was unable to attack at the front. © Social Media

Dominik Zuech: No top placement this time

On Thursday Dominik Zuech celebrated a perfect start to the season in Val Thorens (France). The next day, the 27-year-old was denied a position in the front field.

08 December 2023

From: leo

Dominik Zuech made people sit up and take notice in the first race of the season by making it to the semi-finals. Although it wasn't enough to win the final The 8th final place was more than just conciliatory. 24 hours later, the South Tyrolean could not repeat this coup: Zuech failed in the round of XNUMX. Although he was able to temporarily make up for a false start, he had to give way to David Mobärg and Nicolas Raffort. Zuech's teammates Simone Deromedis and Federico Tomasoni also got stuck in the round of XNUMX. Yanick Gunsch did not qualify for the finals.

Canadian Jared Schmidt (Canada) took victory in a turbulent finale. Youri Duplessis Kergomard crossed the finish line first, but was demoted to fourth place due to an infringement. The reason: The Frenchman knocked the leading Austrian Johannes Rohrweck off his feet with a risky maneuver. Rohrweck came third, Mobärg took second place.

Näslund series breaks

Meanwhile, an incredible series came to an end for the women: Sandra Näslund, who won on Thursday, was not at the top for the first time in two years. The Swede had to settle for 4th place. The German Daniela Maier benefited from the Swede's slip-up, relegating Brittany Phelan (Canada) and Marielle Berger Sabbatel (France) to places 2 and 3.