Slalom Men

Today we finally had the opportunity to go back on the slopes for inspection. It was exciting, among other things, that the vertical gates and hairpin turns were taken out of the axis by the course setter. We even spotted a reporter on ice skates demonstrating how hard the slope is. We have gotten used to it by now, and thanks to sharpening the edges the day before, we have a very good grip.

The slalom itself had a lot of DNFs. The underdogs also benefited from this. Marco Pfiffner was able to start the second run as the third skier. The South Korean narrowly missed the top 30.

The second run was really exciting for me as a spotter. Constant changes in the lead, DNFs, emotions at the finish and an outstanding Zehnhäuser, who made optimal use of his strength in the slightly flatter terrain before the finish. When only two skiers were left at the top, it was clear that he would win a medal. M. Matt also knew that he was too far behind in the first run and that he probably wouldn't reach the podium. He gave interviews diligently and didn't pay attention to the race. When only Kristoffersen was left at the top and Matt was still in third position, a coach asked him to go to the athlete area. Pirmin and I focused only on Matt, and lo and behold, he won a medal. Now we had exactly the shots that our filmmaker always wanted.

In the evening, I went to have fondue at the House of Switzerland with Rafi Perez, a former classmate, and his travel companions. Later in the evening, there was also the big appearance of the Swiss medal winners. We were there up close.