Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup 2021 - 2022

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Stage 33 in Are (SWE)

 

Women´s Slalom:

 

1. Katharina Liensberger    1:46.18

2. Mina Fuerst Holtmann    1:46.34

3. Michelle Gisin    1:46.41

 

Full Final Results HERE

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Hard to swallow, that we only have one racer starting the home race. No real youth prospects either. Future not looking good for us. 

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Stage 34 in Kranjska Gora (SLO)

 

Men´s Giant Slalom:

 

1. Henrik Kristoffersen    2:18.13

2. Stefan Brennsteiner   2:18.36

3. Marco Odermatt    2:18.40

 

Full Final Results HERE

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First ever points for Lithuania today? I think so.

 

As for Zubčić, I just he avoids getting injured next week in an act of frustration...

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Aperently Charlie scored the first british giant slalom points since 1968, this weekend. Also really nice to see Lithuania and Andora getting some points as well. 

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Great set of results for Charlie Raposo at Kranjska Gora this weekend - 27th on Saturday for his first GS World Cup points, and 16th today. GB's first World Cup men's GS points since 1968.

 

Sadly Dave Ryding will be our only skier at the World Cup Finals next week - Charlie Guest agonisingly missed out, finishing 26th overall. Nonetheless, it's probably been Britain's best World Cup season in history:

•  17 points finishes from 6 skiers (6 for Ryding, 5 for Guest, 3 for Raposo, 1 for Major, 1 for Taylor, 1 for Tilley)
•  21 times qualified for 2nd Run (9 for Ryding, 6 for Guest, 2 for Raposo, 2 for Taylor, 1 for Major, 1 for Tilley)
•  First ever World Cup win courtesy of Ryding in Kitzbühel, plus a second podium for him in Garmisch
•  402pts scored, ranking 14th in the world (pretty sure this is our most points ever)
•  314pts for the men, which puts us 11th in the world - ahead of Sweden!

 

And this season could easily have been even better. Our best female racer Alex Tilley missed all of the season apart from Soelden and the Olympics due to injury - she was 13th before injury in the season opener and I think she could've been a consistent top 10 challenger if it weren't for getting injured. Meanwhile Ryding's had some great results but also 3 DNFs, including two where he was challenging for podiums. If he'd managed to finish just two more races he would probably be top 2 in the Slalom standings.

 

Ryding will probably retire at the end of next season - that's what he said after Beijing, anyway - but hopefully British skiing will be in good hands, with plenty of other regular challengers. Guest has said she wants to go to Milan and is only improving; Tilley can hopefully return to the form she had at the start of the season; Raposo is a great parallel skier and is showing form in GS; Taylor & Major are both proven Europa Cup winners. Plus we've got some new talents like Reece Bell. With proper investment (not a guarantee after the dismal Olympics for GB), we can have a whole team of world-class racers by the end of this decade.

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World Cup Finals in Courchevel/Meribel (FRA)

 

Men´s Downhill:

 

1. Vincent Kriechmayr     1:50.43

2. Marco Odermatt   1:50.77

3. Beat Feuz    1:50.97

 

Full Final Results HERE

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Men´s 2021/22 Downhill World Cup Final Standing:

 

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

620

Beat Feuz

607

Dominik Paris

522

 

Full Final Downhill World Cup Standing Result HERE

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World Cup Finals in Courchevel/Meribel (FRA)

 

Women´s Downhill:

 

1. Mikaela Shiffrin     1:27.00

2. Ex-aequo Christine Scheyer and Joana Haehlen 1:27.10

 

Full Final Results HERE