Sölden (Austria) (AFP)
The Swiss Gino Caviezel surprised by being the fastest in the first round of the giant from Sölden (Austria), the first race of the Men's Alpine Skiing World Cup, while Alexis Pinturault is well placed (4th to 15 hundredths ).
On a round disputed under the sun and behind closed doors, Gino Caviezel beat the favorites Zan Kranjec (6 hundredths), Henrik Kristoffersen (10 hundredths), and therefore Alexis Pinturault, winner last year in Sölden, while the The gaps are very tight with 14 skiers in less than a second.
"It was a pretty decent round with good conditions, we have a lot of fun today, reacted the French in the mixed zone. I make a mistake that costs a few hundredths, it's not ideal but hey, that's part of the game, it's not a huge fault and I stay in the game. "
Holder of the title of the general classification, the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde left the track.
“I was in the middle of the trail, I slipped a little and then my ski hit the ground and I fell. Maybe I didn't fight enough, I think I could have made it right. will do better next time, "he said, adding that he hadn't hurt himself by falling.
In addition to Alexis Pinturault, Victor Muffat-Jeandet (12th to 87 hundredths), Thibaut Favrot (14th to 96 hundredths) and Mathieu Faivre (16th to 1 sec 18) are qualified, on the French side, for the second round scheduled at 1:15 p.m.
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