The first round in the live ticker:
While no spectators were allowed around the Planai last year due to the pandemic, at least 1,000 people are allowed to sit in the finish grandstand for the anniversary. At the last men’s race before the Olympics, the next new winner’s face could smile off the podium, because there have been different winners in the five slalom seasons so far.
It started with Clement Noel’s home win in Val d’Isere in December and then brought a win from Norwegian world champion Sebastian Foss-Solevaag as Noel threw away another win with a fall before the finish at Madonna. After the demolition in Zagreb, Adelboden brought the sensational success for the Austrian Johannes Strolz, in Wengen the Norwegian Lucas Braathen carved with a record catch-up race from 29 to 1. And the 35-year-old Dave Ryding crowned the crazy slalom series in Kitzbühel last Saturday the first ever World Cup victory by a Briton.
After his positive corona test in Kitzbühel, Manuel Feller is allowed to start again. The Tyrolean will open the race with starting number one. Michael Matt, on the other hand, is not there. The Arlberger also delivered a positive test a few hours after being nominated for the Winter Olympics.
Source: Nachrichten
