Kristoffersen was ahead of the Austrian Manuel Feller by 1 second and 22 hundredths and Clément Noël by 1 second 46.
After two outings in Val d'Isère then in Madonna di Campiglio, Clément Noël, Olympic champion in 2022, finally started his season with the 18th podium of his career on the world circuit.
The track, very degraded in the second heat due to the high temperatures, allowed improbable comebacks, like the Italian Stefano Gross, 26th in the first heat, and finally 5th.
Alexis Pinturault took 13th place.
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