BREAKING: Hirscher Wins Alta Badia Giant Slalom

Dec 16, 2018

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher captured his sixth consecutive World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia on Sunday with a total time of 2:32.29 seconds. Hirscher dominated both runs and enjoyed a massive winning margin of 2.53 seconds over the rest of the field.

Hirscher was joined on the podium by a pair of Frenchman in Thomas Fanara and Alexis Pinturault, who finished 2.53 and 2.69 seconds back in second and third place, respectively.

The Americans were led by another strong performance by Tommy Ford in fifth place, 2.79 seconds off the pace. Ryan Cochran-Siegle finished in 16th, River Radamus finished in 24th, and Brian McLaughlin finished in 27th for four Americans in the points.

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Top 10

1. Marcel Hirscher (AUT): 2:32.29
2. Thomas Fanara (FRA): +2.53
3. Alexis Pinturault (FRA): +2.69
4. Manuel Feller (AUT): +2.72
5. Tommy Ford (USA): +2.79
6. Matts Olsson (SWE): +2.81
7. Luca de Aleprandini (ITA): +3.14
8. Loic Meillard (SUI): +3.31
9. Thomas Tumler (SUI): +3.33
9. Victor Muffat-Jeandet (FRA): +3.33
9. Zan Kranjec (SLO): +3.33

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.

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