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Saturday, 06 January 2007 |
Austrian skier Benjamin Raich wins World Cup giant slalom
Austrian skier and Olympic champion Benjamin Raich won Saturday's World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, and in so doing, has got his side's performance this season back on track.
Benjamin Raich, 28, had an aggregate time of two minutes 25.29 seconds to claim his first World Cup victory since the opening weekend of the season.
Italian Massimiliano Blardone was in second position in 2:26.14 and Norwegian skier Aksel Lund Svindal was third (2:26.29).
It was Benjamin Raich's first win since his slalom win in Levi, Finland, making another welcome bit of success for the Austrian men's team.
After suffering a slump in performance and results after Benjamin Raich's initial triumph, the Austrians have now won the last three men's World Cup races after Michael Walchhofer back-to-back downhill wins in Bormio last week.
"I was feeling quietly confident after the first run," said Benjamin Raich, and he added: "It was almost error-free and meant I could really fly down the way I like to in the second run."
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