Slalom at the Olympics NOW in the live ticker: sensation by Munich on "idiot hill"?

Created: 02/16/2022, 07:11

By: Marius Epp

Linus Straßer wants to win a medal in the slalom at the Olympics.

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A man from Munich is a medal candidate at the Winter Olympics.

Linus Straßer reaches for the precious metal in the slalom.

The race in the live ticker.

• The men's alpine slalom at the 2022 Olympics will take place on Wednesday

• With Linus Straßer, a Munich player is one of the extended favorites - will he be able to surprise?

• The Olympic slalom in Beijing in the live ticker

Slalom at the Olympics: intermediate result after the 1st round

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14 - Atle Lie McGrath (NOR):

After just four goals, the Norwegian is already on his knees.

But he's still coming to an end.

15 - Alexis Pinturault (FRA):

It's the turn of the experienced Frenchman - he already has Olympic silver and bronze.

He's still missing the gold, but that won't happen today either.

Bad rhythm, little bite.

We've seen better from him!

He ends up well behind Ryding.

16 - Dave Ryding (GBR):

The Kitzbühel winner has nothing to do with a medal today - but he's doing well again!

26 hundredths faster than Aerni, that's the interim lead.

Technically spotless ride.

17 - Alex Vinatzer (ITA):

The South Tyrolean flies!

This is an attack ride!

But it does not come to the new best time - he is eliminated.

He wanted to take all the risks to move up the field.

It almost worked - but only almost.

18 - Samuel Kolega (CRO):

The Croatian who grew up in Munich is showing a strong run!

It's not quite enough for Aerni's time, but he can be satisfied with that.

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19 - Luca Aerni (SUI):

The slalom specialist was a little disappointed after the first run.

The faster course in the second run suits him better!

Great ride, that's an announcement.

Almost eight tenths faster than Black, so he will make up a few places.

20 - Kamen Zlatkov (BUL):

The Bulgarian surprised in the first heat but is now eliminated.

Too bad.

21 - Filip Zubcic (CRO):

The Croatian really accelerates and attacks.

But the further it goes down, the more he runs out of breath.

He crosses the finish line a sliver behind Black.

22 - Erik Read (CAN):

Big mistake by the Canadian in the middle.

But he picks himself up again and brings the journey to the finish.

23 - Alexander Schmid (GER): It's the turn of the first German!

Not a bad run, but not quite enough to push Black out of the lead.

Second place.

24 - Armand Machant (BEL):

The Belgian doesn't drive in Schwarz' league - it lacks a bit of liveliness.

Fourth place only.

25 - Marco Schwarz (AUT):

Everyone expected more from him, the Austrian is actually one of the best in the world.

He messed up the first run, but in the second run he manages to make amends.

He drives out 75 hundredths on Vidovic and is first.

26 - Matej Vidovic (CRO):

Clean run!

The Croatian takes the lead.

27 - Dries van den Broecke (BEL):

The Belgian is eliminated after a few goals.

28 - Barnabas Szollos (ISR):

Few expected the Israeli either, he is a second slower than the Korean Jung.

29 - Donghyun Jung (KOR):

The Korean surprisingly made it into the top 30 and is making a decent run down.

First guide time.

30 - Michal Jasiczek (POL):

The Pole is the first!

The first turns look good, but then he loses his rhythm!

He misses a goal but fights his way back up and finishes the run.

The time is of course in the bucket, in the end he is also disqualified.

Update from February 16, 6.40 a.m .:

The second round in the men's slalom at the Olympics will begin in a few moments!

After the first round, the Austrian Johannes Strolz is just in the lead.

DSV ace Linus Strasser has created a good starting position and is in fifth place within striking distance of a medal.

The first 30 of the first round start in reversed order.

First report from February 16th:

Munich/Yanqing – On Wednesday, early in the morning of the Olympics in Germany, it's time to keep your fingers crossed!

But that won't be enough in the end if it's supposed to be a medal in the end.

Linus Straßer and the "Eisfluss" piste, it wasn't love at first sight.

The slope on which he would like to win an Olympic medal in slalom as the first German ski racer since Markus Wasmeier's double gold in 1994 is "apparently relatively easy," says the Munich resident - but that's what makes his project so complicated.

The "Ganslern" in Kitzbühel, the "Chuenisbärgli" in Adelboden or the "Planai" in Schladming, where Straßer won the Olympic dress rehearsal, demand everything from the slalom aces year after year.

On the other hand, the slope in Yanqing, which was specially carved into the mountain for the Beijing games, is, with all due respect: idiot hill.

Because that's the way it is, "you run the risk," says Straßer, "of wanting too much and overdoing it," meaning overdoing it.

Slalom at the Olympics in the live ticker: sensation by Munich on "idiot hill"? 

What can happen then, he and DSV hope Alexander Schmid had to experience bitterly in the giant slalom.

A small mistake - and zack: over, end of all medal dreams.

Straßer is therefore looking for "the golden mean between really clean skiing, but still having your right foot on the accelerator".

The other top riders will do the same, of whom there are more in slalom than in any other discipline.

"It's the most brutal competition at the moment," says DSV Alpine boss Wolfgang Maier.

In six races of the season there were six different winners, only four racers were on the podium twice, including Straßer.

He predicts a "very close race" for Wednesday (10.15/13.45 ET, 3.15/6.45 CET), "it will be tough".