Elian Lehto scored World Cup points for the first time in the super giant slalom. The icy slope caused many dangerous situations.
Elian Lehto did great in the super giant slalom race in Bormio, Italy. Lehto crossed the finish line in 20th place and was 23rd in the final results. He lost to the winner of the competition, Switzerland For Marco Odermatti 2.67 seconds.
The ranking was Lehto’s best in the super giant slalom and one of the best results this season. In the opening race of the season, in the Val Gardena jump race, he was 22nd.
– Good bet. Yes, Elian still has a lot to improve. It is positive, because the results are already so good, Urheilu’s expert Marcus Sandell stated in connection with the commentary of the women’s slalom race.
Sandell reminded that Lehto only skis for the first time on many new slopes.
– He does make a good impression.
Bormio’s icy Stelvio slope caused many dangerous situations and 13 skiers stopped. Italy, who started at number one Dominic Paris fell right from the start and lost both his skis, but even worse fell his compatriot Christof Innerhofer. The 39-year-old veteran calculator was able to correct his first wobble, but then lost his balance and was thrown towards the safety net. He had a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour at the time of the crash.
The race was suspended for a long time until Innerhofer was transported by helicopter to the hospital. Innerhofer was able to get up under his own power, but he injured his leg.
Odermatt took his fourth win of the season and has been dominating the super giant slalom lately. Odermatt has won 10 of the last 20 World Cup super giant slalom starts and has been awarded 17 times. of Austria Raphael Haaser was second in the race and 0.98 seconds behind Odermatti. Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was third in the race (+1.31).