Winter Olympics 2022 – Clement Noel wins slalom gold after 'sensational' second run, Dave Ryding finishes 13th

France’s Clement Noel put down a stunning second run to win slalom gold at the Winter Olympics ahead of Johannes Strolz and world champion Sebastien Foss-Solevaag. Noel was sixth heading into Run 2, but an incredible 49.79 made for an unassailable time of 1:44.09 – 0.61 seconds quicker than Austria’s Strolz, who had led after the first run.

Ad/> It is a first alpine skiing gold for France at these Games, while Strolz’s silver is his second medal of Beijing 2022 after winning gold in the combined. Beijing 2022Ryding unable to repeat World Cup heroics but finishes 13th after ‘fantastic’ second run42 MINUTES AGO Meanwhile, Team GB’s Dave Ryding finished down in 13th, a month after his World Cup heroics.

The slalom was deemed a wide-open race at Beijing 2022 given the six World Cup events so far this season have produced six different winners. Strolz, who won in Adelboden but has also recorded four World Cup DNFs, set the pace in the first run and sat narrowly ahead of Norwegian duo Foss-Solevag and Kristoffersen.

'Heart-breaking for British fans' — Ryding's race of two halves leaves slalom hopes in balance Strolz holds narrow slalom lead over Norwegian duo as Ryding hopes fade Ryding a second off the slalom pace after costly mistakes in first run With the top 30 going down in reverse order, the riders before them looked to pile the pressure on in the hope of making the podium. /> Last season’s slalom champion Marco Schwarz, who started Run 2 in 24th, put in a much-improved second run of 50.35 to lay down the target time of 1:46.61.

He was knocked off his perch soon after, while it was Ryding who led at the halfway stage when posting a combined time of 1:45.57. Ryding’s hopes of climbing up the standings were boosted as