It was barely that Daniel Yule made it to the second run. The Swedish legend Fabian Ax Swartz was five hundredths away from ensuring that the Swiss’s competition would be over after one run.
But Yule made it through as the 30th and last rider.
There he rose considerably.
Yule was responsible for a strong ride, to say the least, and from the leader’s seat he had to watch rider after rider end up behind him, while the surface got worse and worse.
When Manuel Feller, who had a lead of one and a half seconds on Yule, was also unable to get past, it was clear that the Swiss had secured a podium place.
“Had packed the bag”
In the end, it was enough all the way to a sensational victory.
When Clement Noel, who had a lead of almost two seconds, missed by 18 hundredths, victory was at hand.
– I had already packed my bag and was ready to go to the hotel. But then I got the chance to ride the second race and I thought maybe I could compete for the top ten but I couldn’t dream of winning. It’s absolutely unbelievable, he says in the victory interview in Viaplay’s broadcast.
29 places is the biggest climb ever in the World Cup in slalom.
Kristoffer Jakobsen finished in 19th place.