In a warm Garmisch Partenkirchen, there was a close fight for the pallet seats in the men's grand slalom. After the first ride, there were five riders within 22 hundredths of the first place, and there was a real fight in the second ride about the place at the top of the podium.
And it was a difficult track to master when the weather wasn't optimal. Then it was Frenchman Alexis Pinturault who climbed from fourth to first place as he stood for the second best time of the second race. At the same time, Norwegians Henrik Kristoffersen, Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen and Swiss Loic Meillard were responsible for costly mistakes.
Meillard, who was in first place after the first race, ended up in second place while Nestvold-Haugen finished third.
- It's fun to be on the podium again, says Nestvold-Haugen to SVT Sport.
He also says that it was difficult to go today, but that there were even conditions for everyone.
- It was difficult, but I think everyone felt they had things they could improve.
For today's only Swedish, Matts Olsson, it ended already in the first year when has left.