Clément Noël incertain pour le slalom, dimanche 15 décembre. EPA – CHRISTIAN BRUNA
The Olympic slalom champion went off the track after forty seconds of racing during the giant slalom in Val d'Isère on Saturday, December 14.
French Olympic champion Clément Noël, who won the first two slaloms of the World Cup season, fell heavily on Saturday during the giant slalom in Val d'Isère, and is uncertain for the slalom on Sunday. Starting with bib 31, in the snow and with poor visibility, the Frenchman at home in Val d’Isère began to descend the Face de Bellevarde but hit a gate head-on after 45 seconds of racing and ended up in the nets.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000He seemed to have been hit in the right leg
Noël quickly got up but appeared to have been hit in the right leg. He was then able to put his skis back on and go down the slope, relying only on his left leg. In the finish area, the Frenchman, who had chosen to line up on Saturday in his first giant slalom of the winter, appeared to be suffering from a right ankle and had broken teeth. There are no further details on his condition at the moment and it is not known whether he will line up on Sunday in the slalom, where he is highly anticipated.
Winner of the first two slaloms of the winter in Levi (Finland) and Gurgl (Austria) last month, Noël was aiming for a third victory in three races between the poles on Sunday in Val d’Isère, his adopted resort since adolescence.
It is the Swiss Marco Odermatt who achieved the best time of the first round of the giant slalom on Saturday, 15 hundredths ahead of the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen and 32 hundredths ahead of the Swiss Loïc Meillard. Four Frenchmen have qualified for the second round: Alexis Pinturault (10th at 1 sec 27), Léo Anguenot (12th), Thibaut Favrot (19th) and the young Alban Elezi Cannaferina (23rd for his second start only in the World Cup). The second round is scheduled to start at 13:00.