– It’s absolutely incredible, I don’t know what to say. It’s absolutely wild, says Steen Olsen in an interview with FIS. It was incredibly dramatic in the slalom race in the USA. Aleksander Steen Olsen drove a completely wild second lap and drove into second place. He was beaten by AJ Ginnis by one poor hundredth. The Greek with an American background had a gate pass in the final course that at first looked doubtful, and after a long discussion in the jury room, the Greek was disqualified. – I feel 99 per cent sure that we can congratulate Steen Olsen on his first World Cup victory, said Viaplay’s expert Kjetil André Aamodt while the jury was discussing. – I will be very surprised if he doesn’t become the discus. If he is not, the Norwegians must file a protest, adds Aamodt. TOP FOUR: Timon Haugan, Aleksander Steen Olsen, Clement Noel and Albert Popov. Photo: SEAN M. HAFFEY / AFP The Norwegian was twelfth after the first round, and has made it his specialty to drive crazy second rounds. He did that this time and, in the snowy weather in the USA, he was finally six small tenths ahead of fellow countryman Timon Haugan, who secured double Norwegian. – The visibility was difficult, but there were good conditions on the ground. Just had to believe in yourself and keep going, says Steen Olsen. Steen Olsen’s best slalom placing before this race was 8th place – and fourth place from the giant slalom in Schladming in January was the best record of his career in the World Cup so far. Conditions on the course became increasingly difficult, and Bulgarian Albert Popov finished fourth after working his way up from 25th place with the best lap time in the final. He shared that position with Clément Noël, who led after the first lap.
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