Massimiliano
Blardone captured Saturday's World Cup giant slalom in Bad
Kleinkirchheim,
Blardone, who sat in third place after
the first run, benefited from a second-leg fall by leader Thomas Fanara of
"The
conditions were extremely demanding today with a really icy first run and then
a very choppy second run, so I just took every chance I had and skied at my
limits," said Blardone, whose four career World
Cup wins and 13 podium spots have all come in the giant slalom.
Countryman Manfred
Moelgg finished second in 2:10.84, while American Ted Ligety - the World Cup GS leader - was third
in 2:10.92.
"I really
went for it in the second run, because I probably didn't risk enough in the
first," Raich told Austrian television.
"That probably made the difference between making the podium and finishing fourth."....
Competition at
Bad Kleinkirchheim continues with a
slalom on Sunday......
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/alpineskiing/story/2007/12/08/alpine-austrai-gs.html
Benjamin Raich wins Austrian Slalom
Sunday, December
9, 2007
CBC
Sports
Austrian skier Benjamin Raich
thrilled fans in his native country on Sunday, winning the World Cup men's
slalom in Bad Kleinkirchheim.
Raich, the Olympic champion and
2006 overall winner, posted a two-run time of one minute, 34.46 seconds to
claim his first World Cup victory of the season and the 30th win of his career.
Swede
Jens Byggmark finished second in 1:35.12 and Manfred Moelgg of
Italy was third in 1:35.18. Moelgg
finished second in Saturday's giant slalom in Bad Kleinkirchheim.
Fellow
Italian Patrick Thaler, ended up finishing fourth,
while fellow Italian Cristian Deville was fifth.....
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/alpineskiing/story/2007/12/09/austria-mens-slalom.html