Giant slalom now live: German Olympic hope flies out after 20 seconds
Created: 02/13/2022, 06:42
By: Alexander Kaindl
Medal dream burst: Alexander Schmid retired early in the giant slalom.
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Things get serious in the men's giant slalom on Sunday morning.
Who will win Olympic gold?
We accompany the 2nd round from 6.45 a.m. in the live ticker.
Olympic giant slalom live: The status after the first round
1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) | |
2. Stefan Brennsteiner (AUT) | + 0.04 |
3. Mathieu Faivre (FRA) | + 0.08 |
>>> UPDATE <<<
Update from February 13, 6.40 a.m .:
Felix Neureuther was actually supposed to analyze the first round in the ARD studio - but the ski expert tested positive for Corona that night!
He says he has no symptoms.
"I'm doing great," he says in his hotel room, but then gives his assessment of the race via video link.
"I'm so sorry for Alex.
Of course, if you take a risk, you can get fired.”
Update from February 13, 6:28 a.m .:
The giant slalom will continue here soon.
Who will take Olympic gold?
The shooting star is currently in the lead: Marco Odermatt has the best chance of winning.
We are excited to see who will prevail in the Chinese snowstorm.
Giant slalom now live: German Olympic hope flies out after 20 seconds
First report from February 13, 6:04 a.m .:
Yanqing - After 20 seconds it was all over: The German giant slalom hope Alexander Schmid failed prematurely in the Olympic race.
The man from the Allgäu was driving in difficult visibility conditions with start number 9 and an interim best time when he merged in after a driving error.
Disappointed, he drove to the side of the track and sank into the snow.
"It annoys me, of course I've planned something else," said Schmid on ZDF.
He could only explain his exit by saying that it was a bit slippery.
I just slipped.” However, the borderline conditions on the “Ice River” slope in Yanqing should “not be an excuse, everyone has to go through it”.
Olympia: giant slalom in the live ticker – Alexander Schmid eliminated early
On Sunday, for the first time during the games, it snowed really big flakes in the alpine center, so the second women's downhill training session was cancelled.
Apparently unimpressed by this, top favorite Marco Odermatt clocked the best time after the first run.
However, the Swiss also made a mistake, but unlike Schmid, he just stayed on course.
Before the final (1:45 p.m. PT, 6:45 a.m. CET), Odermatt is 0.04 seconds ahead of Stefan Brennsteiner from Austria.
World Champion Mathieu Faivre (France) is another 0.04 seconds back in third.
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