Frenchman Alexis Pinturault got rid of his rivals on Saturday for his victory in the 24-hour World Cup slalom at Adelboden.
He repeated his dominance on Friday at the Swiss station to record his victory on the circuit, completing 1. 26 moments ahead of Croatian Filip Zubcic, who took the position for the time being in the consecutive day.
Third, Swiss Loic Meillard with 1. 65 seconds.
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American skier Tommy Ford transferred to the hospital by helicopter after a serious accident.
On Saturday night, the U. S. team wrote on Twitter that “Ford’s head and neck injuries are minor and fine. “You have a knee injury that is being further evaluated.
Pinturault, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the discipline, extended his overall lead to 115 points over defending champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who finished fifth on Saturday.
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The Frenchman is swiss skier Marco Odermatt’s striker in the field standings.
“The fight will be intense to the end,” Pinturault said. I don’t care. The other athletes are also very strong.
In one move, two consecutive giant slaloms were raced in the field as the COVID-19 pandemic forced adjustments to the overall program.
“If we have a giant, it’s this one. All the clues are good, but in Adelboden, there’s something special,” Pinturault said. “I’m not sure there are two giants in Adelboden. That’s right, component of our history now, downhill skiing, and I’m pretty proud of my performances over the two days. “
Ford, 31, crashed into a gate on the last steep component of the field, landed on his head, toppled and came to a stop dozens of meters downhill.
Doctors temporarily arrived at the scene with the Oregon skier by helicopter 20 minutes later.
When the first race resumed an hour later, Meillard scored the best time ahead of eventual winner Pinturault.
It is Pinturault’s third victory in giant slalom in Adelboden, his first appearance four years ago.
It is also his 3rd consecutive victory in the giant slalom after returning to where he had stopped before the holidays after also dominating in Alta Badia.