The Frenchman is ahead of the Norwegian world champion Sebastian Foss-Solevaag by 53/100 and the Swede Kristoffer Jakobsen by 70/100.
"I wasn't sure what to expect when crossing the line, but I knew I hadn't made a mistake. In the past years I always had the wrong pace on this track, where you have to + send + up to low. I am confident, but I will stay focused, nothing is won in advance, I have learned over time not to really get carried away. There is only 20 or 30% of the work of done, "he explained in the mixed zone.
Starting first, Alexis Pinturault is 5th at 80/100, Victor Muffat-Jeandet 12th at 1 sec 58 before the second round scheduled at 8:45 p.m.
The Austrians Marco Schwarz and Manuel Feller, two of the favorites of the day, went off the track.
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