Marcel Hirscher took the men’s parallel giant slalom Monday evening in Alta Badia, Italy. The Austrian has now won slalom, giant slalom, and parallel events at the Italian venue and Monday’s victory was his first in parallel GS.
Hirscher defeated surprise second-place finisher, France’s Thibaut Favrot, in the final by 0.18 seconds. Another Frenchman, Alexis Pinturault, defeated Sweden’s Matts Olsson in the small final for third place.
The two Americans in the race, Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Tommy Ford, were defeated in the first two rounds. Cochran-Siegle fell to Pinturault by only 0.08 seconds in the first round and Ford was defeated by Olsson by 0.64 seconds in round two.
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Top 8
- Marcel Hirscher (AUT)
- Thibaut Favrot (FRA)
- Alexis Pinturault (FRA)
- Matts Olsson (SWE)
- Stefan Luitz (GER)
- Gino Caviezel (SUI)
- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
- Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR)
About the Author: Sean Higgins
A Lake Tahoe native and University of Vermont graduate, Higgins was a member of the Catamounts' 2012 NCAA title winning squad and earned first team All-American honors in 2013. Prior to coming to Ski Racing Media, he coached U14s for the Squaw Valley Ski Team.
