Kitzbühel-Slalom – Ryding (GBR) in the lead

Dave Ryding is in the lead after the first Slalom run in Kitzbühel. The Brit mastered the challenging course on the Ganslernhang and is 0.29 seconds ahead of Stefano Gross (ITA). Felix Neureuther (GER/+0.74) is currently in third place. ”This is incredible, being in the lead here is a dream come true. I thought I’d had a solid run, but the fact I am leading came as a surprise. The others will try and take my place in the second run”, said Ryding. Marco Schwarz is the best Austrian, currently in fifth place and 0.84 seconds behind.  Marcel Hirscher (AUT) is 1.02 seconds slower than Ryding and is now eighth. “I have no idea, I actually felt pretty good. I was content as I swerved into the finish area, but my time obviously wasn’t great“, said the overall World-Cup winner. Top-favourite and last year’s victor Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) was disqualified from the Slalom for the first time in two years. He’s not the only one dealing with disappointment, as Manuel Feller (AUT) also dropped out. The Tyrolean surprised us all after having dyed his moustache green. “Last year we picked the wrong colour”, the 24-year-old explained, referring to the purple facial hair he sported last year. “Green is the colour you want at the finish line!” said the athlete. It seems that green was the wrong choice, too. “Obviously the green moustache will have to go – ASAP. Trouble is, it’s the only thing people can laugh about whenever they see me today”, explained Feller.   Results Slalom 1st run:

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	RYDING Dave	GBR	53.42
2	GROSS Stefano	ITA	+0.29
3	NEUREUTHER Felix	GER	+0.74
4	KHOROSHILOV Alexander	RUS	+0.76
5	HAUGEN Leif Kristian	NOR	+0.81
6	SCHWARZ Marco	AUT	+0.84
7	YULE Daniel	SUI	+0.92
7	LIZEROUX Julien	FRA	+0.92
9	HIRSCHER Marcel	AUT	+1.02
10	ZENHAEUSERN Ramon	SUI	+1.53
11	GRANGE Jean-Baptiste	FRA	+1.72
12	DIGRUBER Marc	AUT	+1.73
13	YUASA Naoki	JPN	+1.75
14	HIRSCHBUEHL Christian	AUT	+1.92
15	FOSS-SOLEVAAG Sebastian	NOR	+1.98
16	BUFFET Robin	FRA	+1.99
17	NORDBOTTEN Jonathan	NOR	+2.04
18	RAZZOLI Giuliano	ITA	+2.06
19	MATT Michael	AUT	+2.17
20	PINTURAULT Alexis	FRA	+2.18
21	GINI Marc	SUI	+2.34
22	READ Erik	CAN	+2.43
23	CHODOUNSKY David	USA	+2.45
24	MUFFAT-JEANDET Victor	FRA	+2.54
25	BROWN Phil	CAN	+2.58
26	SALA Tommaso	ITA	+2.60
27	SCHMIDIGER Reto	SUI	+2.66
28	HADALIN Stefan	SLO	+2.89
29	LUITZ Stefan	GER	+2.94
29	STRASSER Linus	GER	+2.94
31	KRYZL Krystof	CZE	+3.07
32	LAHDENPERAE Anton	SWE	+3.10
33	DEL CAMPO Juan	ESP	+3.13
34	KELLEY Robby	USA	+3.26
35	SIMONET Sandro	SUI	+3.28
35	ENGEL Mark	USA	+3.28
37	PHILP Trevor	CAN	+3.34
38	TONETTI Riccardo	ITA	+3.52
39	LIBERATORE Federico	ITA	+3.57
40	ANKENY Michael	USA	+3.61
41	HOLZMANN Sebastian	GER	+3.89
42	JUNG Dong-Hyun	KOR	+4.00
43	COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan	USA	+4.34
44	RODES Istok	CRO	+4.55
45	KETTERER David	GER	+4.95
46	DYRBYE NAESTED Casper	DEN	+7.45
	BREITFUSS KAMMERLANDER Simon	BOL	DNF
	DICKSON SOMMERS Rodolfo Roberto	MEX	DNF
	NORRIS Kieran	IRL	DNF
	VAN DEN BROECKE Dries	BEL	DNF
	KRANJEC Zan	SLO	DNF
	JASICZEK Michal	POL	DNF
	JOHANSSON Emil	SWE	DNF
	RASANEN Joonas	FIN	DNF
	RUELAND Simon	AUT	DNF
	MURISIER Justin	SUI	DNF
	BONVIN Anthony	SUI	DNF
	LUNDBAECK Gustav	SWE	DNF
	THEOLIER Steven	NED	DNF
	GINNIS Aj	USA	DNF
	RASCHNER Dominik	AUT	DNF
	JAKOBSEN Kristoffer	SWE	DNF
	RONCI Giordano	ITA	DNF
	SCHMID Philipp	GER	DNF
	ROCHAT Marc	SUI	DNF
	AERNI Luca	SUI	DNF
	FELLER Manuel	AUT	DNF
	THALER Patrick	ITA	DNF
	HARGIN Mattias	SWE	DNF
	MOELGG Manfred	ITA	DNF
	MYHRER Andre	SWE	DNF
	KRISTOFFERSEN Henrik	NOR	DNF
	STEHLE Dominik	GER	DSQ