Men's Slalom in Adelboden (SUI) 2007

Ski2b 07.01.2007 15:58 Uhr

10:13:

Welcome to the men's slalom in Adelboden (SUI). The first run will be held at 10:30 am.



10:31 - Raich, Benjamin (AUT):

After his victory in the giant slalom, Benjamin Raich is one of the favorites today. The young all-rounder has shown an improving shape in the last competitions.



10:33 - Larsson, Markus (SWE):

First one to start will be Markus Larsson, the slalom specialist from Sweden.



10:34 - Larsson, Markus (SWE):

He doesn't make big mistakes on the difficult slope in Adelboden, the following competitors will show what his time is worth.



10:35 - Raich, Benjamin (AUT):

Benjamin Raich is closely behind Larsson in the top part, and he can't compensate that in the final part. Still a very close race, he's 0.05 seconds behind Larsson.



10:37 - Ligety, Ted (USA):

Bad luck for Ted Ligety! A big mistake in the first part already, he almost misses a gate and has to step back to finish. Same thing a few seconds later: another gate missed, and he can't finish his run.



10:38 - Myhrer, Andre (SWE):

It is raining slightly, and apparently that causes problems to Andre Myhrer as well: he's the next one to miss a gate and to cancel his run.



10:39 - Palander, Kalle (FIN):

Kalle Palander has shown an improving shape in the last competitions. This wasn't a bad run either: 0.26 seconds behind the leader in the finish.



10:40 - Rocca, Giorgio (ITA):

Next one is Giorgio Rocca, a slalom specialist. He's 0.66 seconds behind Larsson, that's the 4th position.



10:42 - Grandi, Thomas (CAN):

Thomas Grandi used to be a giant slalom specialist, but he has shown strong slalom performances this season. He's one second behind Larsson in the top part already, then misses a gate and doesn't finish his run.



10:44 - Schönfelder, Rainer (AUT):

Rainer Schönfelder was disqualified yesterday for starting too early. He is still suffering from a bad training crash earlier this week and doesn't show a top performance today. He's 1.2 seconds behind Larsson in the finish.



10:45 - Kostelic, Ivica (CRO):

That's the 4th athlete not to finish the competition: Ivica Kostelic misses a gate and has to cancel his run.



10:46 - Pranger, Manfred (AUT):

Manfred Pranger is fighting his way down the slope now. And he can't finish his run either: that's 5 out of 10 athletes who couldn't finish their runs.



10:47 - Svindal, Aksel-Lund (NOR):

Overall World Cup leader Aksel-Lund Svindal is next. Tough luck for him! Exactly the same place at Pranger, he misses the gate - and is the 6th athlete who can't achieve a result today.



10:49 - Matt, Mario (AUT):

Mario Matt shows a good and concentrated run in the first part, and his time in the finish isn't bad either: 0.36 seconds behind Larsson, he finishes 4th.



10:49 - Sasaki, Akira (JPN):

Akira Sasaki has a few mistakes in his run and is too late at the gates. Still he finishes his run and comes in 7th.



10:51 - Neureuther, Felix (GER):

Young German Felix Neureuther is next. He's about one second behind at the first intermediate. Not the most aggressive run, but a safe race and the 6th position for him so far.



10:52 - Janyk, Michael (CAN):

Janyk Michael is now on the slope. He shows a good performance in the top part, but has a few problems in the steep slope. He's 1.5 seconds behind the leader in the finish.



10:54:

After the first 15 competitors we have Markus Larsson leading ahead of Benjamin Raich and Kalle Palander.



10:55 - Hansson, Martin (SWE):

Martin Hansson is the next Swede to hit the slope. He doesn't make big mistakes in the first part, but then misses a gate. Another one not to finish the race.



10:57 - Bourgeat, Pierrick (FRA):

Pierrick Bourgeat is a slalom specialist. A good performance in the first part, he's only 0.26 seconds behind at the first intermediate. He finishes 6th, that was a clever run.



10:58 - Thaler, Patrick (ITA):

Patrick Thaler has a safe run, but he isn't fast enough. He comes in 11th, about 2 seconds behind the leader.



11:00 - Byggmark, Jens (SWE):

Jens Byggmark performed well in the first part: that's the 7th position for him.



11:01 - Brolenius, Johan (SWE):

Johan Brolenius is too late at the gates in the first part. And then he falls, another canceled run.



11:02 - Albrecht, Daniel (SUI):

The first local athlete is Daniel Albrecht. He's too late at the gates, that's not the most dynamic run for him. He's 2 seconds behind in the finish, that's the 12th position



11:04 - Deville, Cristian (ITA):

Cristian Deville is fast in the first part: 0.8 seconds behind Larrson. And the rest of his run isn't bad either: that's the 8th position for him, 1.2 seconds behind the leader.



11:07 - Zurbriggen, Silvan (SUI):

The next local to compete is Silvan Zurbriggen. Supported by the fans along the slope he show a safe and rather careful, but not too fast run. He's 3 seconds behind in the finish, position 15.



11:08 - Vogl, Alois (GER):

Alois Vogl isn't too bad at the first intermediate, and he also shows a good performance in the steep part. That's the 15th position for him, about 2 seconds behind Markus Larsson.



11:09 - Vajdic, Bernard (SLO):

Bernard Vajdic had a good first part, but he misses a gate in the steep slope and can't finish his run.



11:11 - Cochran, Jimmy (USA):

Jimmy Cochran is driving an aggressive race - too aggressive: he's the 10th athlete not to finish the race.



11:12 - Grange, Jean-Baptiste (FRA):

Jean-Baptiste Grange is in good shape today: he's 1.8 seconds behind Larsson in the finish.



11:13 - Yuasa, Naoki (JPN):

Naoki Yuasa is the second Japanese athlete in this competition. Big mistake for him! He misses a gate and has to cancel his run.



11:14 - Anselmet, Alexandre (FRA):

And there's the next one not to finish: Alexandre Anselmet has to pay hommage to the difficult slope as well.



11:16 - Omminger, Andreas (AUT):

Omminger almost missed a gate, too. He loses a lot of time and comes in 4 seconds behind the leader.



11:17 - Miller, Bode (USA):

Next one to start is Bode Miller. What can we expect of him on this difficult slope?



11:19 - Miller, Bode (USA):

Miller is one second behind at the fist intermediate. That's a good performance, he's close at the gates and comes in 11th, 1.3 seconds behind Larsson. A good result respective to the high bib.



11:20 - Andersson, Oscar (SWE):

Another Swede on the slope, Oscar Andersson. He isn't as close at the gates, and then he misses a gate and is the 13th athlete not to finish the competition.



11:22 - Hargin, Mattias (SWE):

The young Swede Matthias Hargin reaches position 18, 3 seconds behind the leaders.



11:23 - Llorach, Gaëtan (FRA):

Llorrach shows a good performance: 14th position, 1.5 seconds behind. A good result for him, he should be in the second run.



11:24 - Dreier, Christoph (AUT):

Christoph Dreier is over 1.5 seconds behind at the first intermediate already. He can't compensate that in the steep part, he's about 3 seconds behind in the finish.



11:25 - Valencic, Mitja (SLO):

Mitja Valencic shows a clever run in the slope. He comes in 2 seconds behind Larsson, that's the 14th position for him.



11:27 - Lahdenperae, Anton (SWE):

Anton Lahdenperae is 0.7 seconds behind at the first intermediate, a good run so far! He's a little slower in the steep part, and comes in 20th. Still, he should have reached the second run.



11:28:

Markus Larsson is still leading, closely followed by Benjamin Raich on 2nd and Kalle Palander on 3rd.



11:29:

So much for the first run of the men's slalom in Adelboden. We'll be back with the live coverage of the second run at 1:30 am. See you then!



13:37:

Welcome back to the men's slalom in Adelboden.



13:39 - Dragsic, Mitja (SLO):

First one on the slope is Mitja Dragsic. He fights his way down and sets the first time with 1:49,34 minutes.



13:41 - Hargin, Mattias (SWE):

Mattias Hargin is next. He doesn't have a clear run and comes in second.



13:41 - Baumann, Romed (AUT):

Romed Baumann has a problematic run too. He loses quite a bit of time, 2nd position.



13:42 - Berthod, Marc (SUI):

Local athlete Marc Berthod shows a good performance. 2 seconds ahead in the finish! The crowd is cheering.



13:43 - Engl, Kurt (AUT):

Kurt Engl is too late at the gates. He finishes 2nd though, behind Berthod.



13:44 - Bank, Ondrej (CZE):

Ondrej Bank can't kick Berthod off the lead either. Still he's happy with his performance, World Cup points for him.



13:45 - Lahdenperae, Anton (SWE):

Anton Lahdenperae doesn't show a safe performance. He loses too much time. Berthod is still in front.



13:45 - Lizeroux, Julien (FRA):

Julien Lizeroux has his problems on the slope. And his time shows, too: 1.4 seconds behind in the finish.



13:46 - Valencic, Mitja (SLO):

Mitja Valencic shows a clear run in the steep part, but he's not fast enough. That's the 9th position only.



13:47 - Vogl, Alois (GER):

Tough luck, Alois Vogl can't finish his run. He misses a gate and has to cancel.



13:48 - Thaler, Patrick (ITA):

Same problem for Patrick Thaler! He misses the gate, the second athlete who can't finish the competition.



13:49 - Albrecht, Daniel (SUI):

Daniel Albrecht is still leading after the first intermediate. But he can't reach Berthod's time in the end, that's the 2nd position for him.



13:50 - Mölgg, Manfred (ITA):

Manfred Mölgg shows an aggressive performance. Almost equal at the first intermediate, he loses a little time in the steep slope and comes in second behind Berthod.



13:52 - Missilier, Steve (FRA):

Steve Missilier has problems in the first part of the slope. He isn't able to compensate that in the following parts, and comes in 9th, 2 seconds behind Berthod.



13:54 - Grange, Jean-Baptiste (FRA):

Jean-Baptiste Grange is next on the difficult slope in Adelboden. A big mistake in the first part, that costs him a lot of time! 1.5 seconds behind Berthod in the finish.



14:01 - Gini, Marc (SUI):

Another local athlete, Marc Gini. He makes a big mistake though, and loses too much time to take the lead.



14:04 - Llorach, Gaëtan (FRA):

Big problems for Llorach in the steep part. That wasn't his best performance today.



14:05 - Janyk, Michael (CAN):

Michael Janyk is having problems on the difficult slope. Still the 3rd position for him in the finish.



14:06 - Sasaki, Akira (JPN):

Akira Sasaki is the only Japanese in the second run. He comes in 14th.



14:08 - Miller, Bode (USA):

Next competitor is Bode Miller. After a good and aggressove performance in the first part, Miller loses a ski - not his fault. Bad luck for him.



14:11 - Schönfelder, Rainer (AUT):

Schönfelder can't finish his race either: after missing a gate he has to cancel his run.



14:12 - Neureuther, Felix (GER):

Another bad day for Felix Neureuther. He loses a lot of time after making a big mistake in the middle part.



14:15 - Deville, Cristian (ITA):

Cristian Deville is making too many mistakes. He can't kick off Marc Berthod either.



14:16 - Byggmark, Jens (SWE):

Jens Byggmark shows a good performance now! A fast run, he's 3rd in the finish.



14:18 - Bourgeat, Pierrick (FRA):

Bad luck for Francois Bourgeat: he misses a gate and has to cancel his run.



14:19 - Rocca, Giorgio (ITA):

Even Rocca isn't fast enough for Marc Berthod: Berthod remains first.



14:20 - Matt, Mario (AUT):

Mario Matt is having a good and fast run! He's 2nd in the finish.



14:21 - Palander, Kalle (FIN):

A mistake for Palander in the steep part. He reaches the 3rd position. Berthod is still leading!



14:22 - Raich, Benjamin (AUT):

Now Benjamin Raich. Far ahead of Berthod in the first run, he can't keep his margin: 0.26 seconds behind Berthod in the finish, that's the 2nd position.



14:23 - Larsson, Markus (SWE):

Markus Larsson, over 2 seconds ahead of Berthod after the first run. And he doesn't make it either, 5th position only!



14:25 - Berthod, Marc (SUI):

A sensational victory for Marc Berthod! Bib No. 60, 27th after the first run, and the crowd is cheering for their local hero. Congratulations Marc Berthod!



14:27:

Marc Berthod wins the men's slalom competition in Adelboden, followed by Benjamin Raich and Mario Matt.



14:29:

That was our live coverage from the men's slalom in Adelboden (SUI).
The next men's competition will be a super-combination, held in Wengen on Friday, January 12th at 10:30 am. See you then!