Before Sunday’s slalom in Are was Espen Lysdahl (24) best world location one 38th place in 2010. 9th place in slalom must almost be named a sensation.
On a day when Henrik Kristoffersen and Leif Kristian Haugen ran out early in the first place and where Sebastian Foss Solevåg ruined the absolute top spot with a weak first half, stood a 24 year old from Asker forward as a brand new bright spot.
Asker skier was in younger years is seen as a very promising talent. After high school stately he two years everything on alpine career, however, was much troubled by injuries.
Because of a very uncertain economic situation for European Cup team – where Lysdahl was contemplated a space – he chose to travel to the US for combining downhill and education.
He received an offer to study and run for the University of Denver in Colorado.
– Kjempefornøyd
Many have argued that choosing the USA and studies beside alpine career is the same as to wind down.
But Leif Kristian Haugen showed that it is possible to come at a very high level by choosing the resort. Lysdahl spoke then also much with Haugen before taking the decision.
Alpinisten struck in earnest through when he took silver and bronze in the junior championship in 2010. His best result in the World Cup before Sunday competition was a 38th place in the super-G in Beaver Creek in 2010.
Asker boy lay as number 11 after the first half and also ran well in the second half. Finally, he was 1.40 seconds behind winner Marcel Hirscher.
I am very pleased with it. Especially the first round was good. But I have more on the team, said 24-year-old told NRK.
Russian sensation
After three years out of the world cup team he thinks it’s great to be in the heat again.
We are a team with many young people who are not satisfied with anything other than top positions, he added.
He is now with us further and getting run next slalom World Cup, told country sales manager Håvard Tjøhom to aftenposten.no.
Lysdahl is not in any of the union’s team this season, but has been with and trained a great deal. He also ran well ahead of the World Cup in Levi, but was defeated by Truls Johansen in qualifying for the last place.
It’s very impressive to start as No.. 42 and end where he did, let Tjørhom whether Surprise man.
Sebastian Foss Solevåg was the last (no. 30) qualified for the second round, but Sunnmøre drove absolutely fantastic in it. Just Calle Lindh, who drove up from 29th to 6th place and Russian Alexander Khorosjilov drove faster than Foss Solevåg.
I’m very happy with second half, I think we were a little too reserved in the first ball. We thought it was steeper than it is, he explained to NRK. Foss Solevåg was number 11.
The biggest sensation was Russian Alexander Khorosjilov for his third. Russian master downhill has not had much to cheer about in recent years, but Khorosjilov is a result of the efforts that were made in front of the home Olympics in Sochi.
-Hard against itself
Kristoffersen was ruthless with himself when he was Explaining divorce that ruined the race for his part.
-The worst is that I’ve made a fool me out in four of the first five races. Something is wrong unless I manage to put my finger on what the man said who won last slalom World Cup in Finnish Levi.
That’s just the way he is as kind. He takes himself hard when it does not go quite as he wants. This applies both in training and in races. It’s very rare that he makes such mistakes as today, and I think well he takes well hard. If you look at the giant slalom, he was ranked number 11 before Friday’s race and so he becomes number nine on a ok, but not absolutely perfect day. It is not so wrong, stated the chief.
Hirsh front Jansrud
With the victory took Marcel Hirscher lead the overall world cup. Austrian has 440 points while the Norwegian man follows 28 points behind. The two are in a class by itself. Ted Ligety third has only 246 points.
Hirscher did also with him two first-place finishes from Åre, Jansrud ran out Friday and did not start in the slalom Sunday.
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