There were some bad words from Henrik Kristoffersen in the goal area after the first half. The 28-year-old has an impressive 23 World Cup victories in slalom, but has never won slalom gold in the Olympics or the World Cup. That’s why the frustration was great when the board turned red, 16th place and 91 hundredths behind leader Manuel Feller after the first lap. Dad Lars Kristoffersen announced to TV 3 a “kamikaze” entrance to the final round, and with new skis Kristoffersen went to work aggressively. After a little trouble at the start, the 28-year-old really picked up steam and took the lead in the race. Runner after runner finished behind the Norwegian, who slowly but surely began to realize that there were suddenly medal opportunities. When Feller also failed to interpret Kristoffersen, he could celebrate his first gold in a major championship. World champions in slalom last 20 years 2021: Sebastian Foss Solevåg 2019: Marcel Hirscher 2017: Marcel Hirscher 2015: Jean-Baptiste Grange 2013: Marcel Hirscher 2011: Jean-Baptiste Grange 2009: Manfred Pranger 2007: Mario Matt 2005: Benjamin Raich 2003: Ivica Kostelic Newly operated Braathen close to a medal 17 days ago Lucas Braathen (22) put the knife down. The appendix had to be removed. Slightly frailer and with a few stitches in the stomach region, the 22-year-old was finally back on the starting line during the WC slalom. After the first round, he was only 13 hundredths behind leader Manuel Feller, and in the final round he threw himself out with gold as his goal. He started extremely well, but in the last part of the course there were some mistakes which caused Braathen to fall off the podium. Even before the start of the final round, the course that German Bernd Brunner had ridden was notorious. The turns put extreme demands on the alpinist’s technical skills, and really separated the wheat from the wheat. – You may never have seen a track that swings so much, said TV 3’s commentator Marius Arnesen. – It’s a really sick track, it demands everything from the runners, added Andreas Toft. Throughout alpine history, only Rudolf Rominger (1938, 1939), Ingemar Stenmark (1978, 1980, 1982) and Marcel Hirscher (2017, 2019) have managed to defend a WC gold medal in slalom. World champion from 2021 Sebastian Foss Solevåg fought to join this exclusive club, and had a useful starting point with a 5th place after the first round. However, Ålesunderen struggled a bit in the final round and fell on the results lists. Foss Solevåg finished in 19th place. Alexander Steen Olsen is known for delivering huge final rounds, but in the WC there was too much of a mess. He finished in 22nd place.
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