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Linus Strasser emerged victorious from the final World Cup race before the Olympic Winter Games in a thrilling race in Schladming, Austria. Strasser came home in 1:46.00, three-hundredths of a second ahead of Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath, to earn his first World Cup win of the season.
Germany’s Linus Strasser triumphed in the men’s slalom in Schladming, Austria as Britain’s Dave Ryding failed to back up his historic victory in Kitzbuhel. Strasser topped the standings after the final two skiers, Sweden’s Kristoffer Jakobsen and Italy’s Giuliano Razzoli, crumbled under the pressure and failed to finish their second runs. Ad/> The 29-year-old clinched victory by just 0.03 seconds from Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath, who was overcome with emotion after realising he had bagged a podium finish.
Team GB have never won more than one gold medal at the Winter Olympics but Beijing 2022 surely offers the best chance to make history. A squad of 50 athletes has been finalised containing world champions and regular podium finishers, making this contingent arguably the most talented that has ever been assembled by Britain.
Dave Ryding reckons all those skipped apres ski drinking sessions helped him strike World Cup gold aged 35. The Rocket first strapped on skis aged six but is ageing like a fine alpine wine, winning all four of Great Britain's top-level medals since turning 30. Ad/> The single biggest building block for that longevity has been a sheltered lifestyle and Chorley ace Ryding credits that for his stunning slalom success at Kitzbuhel.
Speed skater Ellia Smeding has been confirmed as the final British athlete to be selected for the Winter Olympics, with Team GB announced a squad of 50 for the Beijing Games. The 23-year-old will join her partner, Cornelius Kersten, as the first British long track speed skaters to compete at an Olympics for 30 years, after laying down a number of personal bests throughout the season.
Dave Ryding reckons all those skipped après-ski drinking sessions helped him strike World Cup gold aged 35. The Rocket first strapped on skis aged six but is ageing like a fine alpine wine, winning all four of Great Britain's top-level medals since turning 30. Ad/> The single biggest building block for that longevity has been a sheltered lifestyle and Chorley ace Ryding credits that for his stunning slalom success at Kitzbuhel.
Bullish Beat Feuz revelled in completing some ruthless Swiss revenge as he and Marco Odermatt grabbed a one-two finish at the Alpine Ski World Cup in Kitzbuhel. Just 24 hours after Dave Ryding made history by becoming the first British alpine skier to win a World Cup event, Feuz sped to his 16th race victory and extended his searing downhill record in the Austrian mountains. Ad/> Feuz, 34, has now won three of his last four races on the storied Streif course after beating compatriot Odermatt and home favourite Daniel Hemetsberger to the summit of the podium.
Italy celebrated a home winner of the super-G in Cortina D'Ampezzo although it was not the name everyone expected as Elena Curtoni claimed her second World Cup triumph. Curtoni crossed the finish line in 1:20.98 for her first super-G World Cup success, with Austrian Tamara Tippler taking the silver medal in a time of 1:21.07 — 0.09s behind.