(Paris) The Austrian Marco Schwarz won the night slalom at Madonna di Campiglio (Italy) on Friday and took the lead in the general classification of the Alpine Ski World Cup.
The French Olympic champion Clément Noël, in the lead at the end of the first round, finished second, 25 hundredths behind the Austrian and gave the French team its first podium of the winter. The British Dave Ryding (39/100th) completes the podium.
At 28 years old, Marco Schwarz signs his first victory of the winter after three second places. Above all, the one who had announced at the start of the season that he wanted to compete with the Swiss genius Marco Odermatt in the race for the big globe has succeeded for the moment in his bet by taking the lead in the general classification.
With his victory on Friday evening, the ultra-versatile skier now has 464 points, eight more than his great Swiss rival who does not compete in slalom.
The men’s Alpine Skiing World Cup continues next week with a downhill on Thursday and a super-G on Friday on the schedule to round out 2023.
