Razzoli leads Italian one-two
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January 8, 2010, Friday
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ITALY'S Giuliano Razzoli snatched his maiden World Cup win in a slalom on Wednesday to pocket the biggest check on the men's alpine skiing circuit.
The 25-year-old Razzoli took advantage of a terrible mistake by first run leader Reinfried Herbst of Austria to open his World Cup tally in a combined time of one minute and 50 seconds.
Compatriot Manfred Moelgg completed an Italian one-two with his first podium of the season, 0.23 seconds behind, while France's Julien Lizeroux was third, a further 0.26 off the pace.
"It's my first victory, it's incredible for me. It's a fantastic day, a fantastic slope, there are lots of people. I love Zagreb," said Razzoli, who had earned his first medal placing exactly a year ago on the same slope.
"It's a great confidence booster ahead of the Olympics and a great day for the team as we needed a first win this season to get going," Razzoli added.
The victory brought Razzoli a 50,000 euros (US$72,000) check, the biggest prize money for a race winner on the men's World Cup circuit.
"It was a race for warriors today," Lizeroux said. "Some thought Herbst was invincible but he was pushed to his limits. The time of the season has come when we slalom specialists are going to really enjoy ourselves."
Perhaps the presence at the bottom of the piste of former slalom maestro Alberto Tomba boosted the Italians but it did not bring luck to Herbst.
The Austrian, winner of both slaloms held this season, in Levi and Alta Badia, looked set for a hat-trick before he stumbled early in the evening floodlit run. He managed to go ahead but lost all his 0.64 seconds lead from the first leg and finally finished fifth, 0.84 behind.
The Austrian team had the consolation of seeing 11th-placed Benjamin Raich seize the World Cup overall lead, dislodging Swiss Carlo Janka from the top with a total of 589 points. Janka is 12 points behind.
The 25-year-old Razzoli took advantage of a terrible mistake by first run leader Reinfried Herbst of Austria to open his World Cup tally in a combined time of one minute and 50 seconds.
Compatriot Manfred Moelgg completed an Italian one-two with his first podium of the season, 0.23 seconds behind, while France's Julien Lizeroux was third, a further 0.26 off the pace.
"It's my first victory, it's incredible for me. It's a fantastic day, a fantastic slope, there are lots of people. I love Zagreb," said Razzoli, who had earned his first medal placing exactly a year ago on the same slope.
"It's a great confidence booster ahead of the Olympics and a great day for the team as we needed a first win this season to get going," Razzoli added.
The victory brought Razzoli a 50,000 euros (US$72,000) check, the biggest prize money for a race winner on the men's World Cup circuit.
"It was a race for warriors today," Lizeroux said. "Some thought Herbst was invincible but he was pushed to his limits. The time of the season has come when we slalom specialists are going to really enjoy ourselves."
Perhaps the presence at the bottom of the piste of former slalom maestro Alberto Tomba boosted the Italians but it did not bring luck to Herbst.
The Austrian, winner of both slaloms held this season, in Levi and Alta Badia, looked set for a hat-trick before he stumbled early in the evening floodlit run. He managed to go ahead but lost all his 0.64 seconds lead from the first leg and finally finished fifth, 0.84 behind.
The Austrian team had the consolation of seeing 11th-placed Benjamin Raich seize the World Cup overall lead, dislodging Swiss Carlo Janka from the top with a total of 589 points. Janka is 12 points behind.
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