Several Norwegians will participate and fight for both victory and a podium place in the slalom race.
The first half is still ongoing and can be followed on TV 3 / Viaplay. The supposed best have driven.
From starting number five, Atle Lie McGrath drove into second place – nine hundredths behind French Clément Noël, and 17 hundredths ahead of Swiss Loïc Meillard in third place.
– A perfect position for the second half, he summarizes to Viaplay.
The 25-year-old says that there were a couple of games where it got a little too close to the gates.
– He is undisputed – I mean – the one who right now has the highest top speed when he lets loose, says Viaplay expert Kjetil Jansrud.
McGrath was also the best Norwegian in the giant slalom on Sunday, where he finished in fourth place.
– I thought maybe I would be a little further behind, because I made some small mistakes in stupid places, continues McGrath.
Norway fields a total of nine runners in today’s slalom race in Alta Badia, Italy.
Timon Haugan – who won the slalom in Alta Badia on Christmas Eve last year – is in 5th place, 51 hundredths behind.
Henrik Kristoffersen is 87 hundredths behind Noel, and 61 hundredths behind Meillard’s third place.
Oscar Sandvik drove a brilliant lap from starting number 31 and drove into 16th place, 1.23 behind Noel.
Eirik Hystad Solberg, Hans Grahl-Madsen and Theodor Brækken failed to qualify for the final round. It starts at 1.30 pm and broadcast on TV 3 / Viaplay.
Mikkel Remsøy (start number 54) and Peder Lunder (69) have not yet raced.
