PS! In our graphic, it says he is American. That’s not true, he represents Greece. – He is in shock now, commented Kjetil André Aamodt on Viaplay when he saw pictures of AJ Ginnis in the arena. Athens-born Alexandros Ioannis Ginnis ran the race of his life in the second half. Starting seventh in the second round, Ginnis accelerated down the challenging course. With enormous speed, he managed to balance the race perfectly, and set a sunny best time. One by one, the favorites came and tried to beat the Greek. Only Roman Zenhäusern managed to chastise Ginnis. Thus it became Greek second place in Chamonix. Greece’s first ever podium. – We have a runner from Greece on the podium. It’s the first time. It’s too sick. I have not gone to Greece for the mountains, then it has been for something completely different, says Viaplay commentator Andreas Toft. FIRST PODIUM: AJ Ginnis drove the lap of his life in Chamonix. Photo: Marco Trovati / AP Represented the USA Ginnis lived in Greece with his American mother, and moved to the USA as a 15-year-old. He has represented the USA in the past, and as a 17-year-old became part of the American national team. He also has a medal from a junior WC for the USA. After many operations on the same knee, he chose to drive for Greece in 2021. He was also the first to win the World Cup for Greece. The Norwegian slalom specialists were fourth, fifth and sixth after the first round. But no one was able to hang on to Greek Ginnis Henrik Kristoffersen drove out, while Atle Lie McGrath is the best Norwegian in fourth place. Sebastian Foss followed Solevåg in the place behind. Decisive hairpin The first round in Chamonix was marked by a hairpin in the third sector of the hill. It could be solved in two ways, and Clément Noël solved it best of all. He drove it the “opposite way” of what most others did, and took many seconds to do so. One of the few others who also solved the hairpin in the same way was Solevåg. He fought for a long time to take the lead in the first lap, but a mistake at the bottom ruined a lot. – It’s a great run. He is back where he was in 2021. He can defend his WC gold. It was incredible. I am very excited about him today. He has had a tremendous rise in form, said Viaplay expert Kjetil André Aamodt after the first round.
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