VAL DISERE, France -- On a day dominated by veterans, 34-year-old Mario Matt won
his 14th World Cup slalom race to equal his Austrian countryman Benjamin Raichs
mark while 35-year-old Patrick Thaler of Italy got on the podium for first time
in nearly five years.
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former slalom world champion, safely protected his first-run lead while other
contenders struggled on the notoriously tough Stade Olympique de Bellevarde
course. "The last two years I was a few times on the podium, but always had some
small mistakes on the runs and didnt win," Matt said. "I dont have the feeling
Im old. Sometimes I have the problems with the back but I already had this eight
years ago, and when I dont have the problems I feel fine." He beat Swedens
Mattias Hargin by 0.53 seconds and Thaler -- second after the first run -- by
0.78 for his 15th overall World Cup win, with the other coming in supercombined.
"You have to push your limits in order to win but I was still surprised how fast
I was in the first run," Matt said. "I think no one felt too comfortable, but at
least in the second run the first part felt really good so I cant complain."
Matt was second in the slalom at Levi, Finland, last month and his most recent
previous win was at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, in March 2011, while his first was
nearly 14 years ago at Kitzbuehel, Austria. "We trained in great conditions this
fall, so thats maybe why I am in good shape this early in the season," he said.
It was another disappointing day for the United States when for the second
straight day neither Ted Ligety, who finished the first run in 39th, nor Bode
Miller, who went off course, qualified for the second run. They failed to finish
the first run in Saturdays giant slalom. "It was tough conditions where it was
very hard snow but very grippy," U.S. mens head coach Sasha Rearick said. "We
have been trying on ice getting ready for Val dIsere, but we didnt make that
transition very well today. So thats something were going to have to work on."
They next head to Italy to prepare for Saturdays downhill at Val Gardena and
Sundays giant slalom at Alta Badia. "It makes for a kind of interesting week,
because youve got glidy, glidy, glidy at Val Garcena and youve got to be on your
A game, clean skiing, for Alta Badia," Rearick said. Austrian Marcel Hirscher
also failed to qualify. He won Saturdays GS but struggled on the tricky top
section and finished way down in 41st. Matt, the slalom world champion in 2001
and 07, is coming into form at just the right time for Februarys Winter Olympics
in Sochi. "Its still far away," Matt said. Hargin secured his first podium since
finishing third at Schladming, Austria, in January 2011. "Ive been fighting a
lot and it meant a lot to get the podium today," the 28-year-old said. "Weve
worked really hard and we have a new coach this season." Thalers only other
podium -- also third in a slalom at Kitzbuehel, Austria -- was even longer ago,
in January 2009. "I think Im the oldest guy ever on the podium in the slalom,"
he said. "I was a bit emotional." Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange finished
fourth, 0.04 behind Thaler, and Swedens Markus Larsson was fifth in a
far-from-usual top five. Hirscher was aiming for a second consecutive podium
double after winning last years GS and finishing third in the slalom, but he
made a huge error on the top section and finished 4 seconds slower than Matt
after an early-morning first run under clear, blue skies but with temperatures
bitingly cold. After failing to make a GS second run for the first time in
nearly five years, Ligety was 3.59 slower than Matt. Miller almost fell on the
treacherous top section, recovered, but then lost control. Frenchman Alexis
Pinturault --fourth in GS -- went off course near the bottom, while Austrias
Manfred Pranger also veered off. On a brighter note for the Americans, David
Chodounsky finished seventh for a career best slalom performance. "Val dIsere is
really tough, steep," the 29-year-old said. "I was really happy with my first
run, didnt quite have the confidence to go at it, but it was solid."
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