The unexpected leader of the opening race of the Men’s World Cup in Söden after the first round is the home skier Roland Leitinger. The giant slalom started with the fastest time with a high starting number of 19. The 30-year-old world vice-champion from 2017, whose career was marked by injuries and last season in the elite ten, has a lead of 19 hundredths over French world champion Mathieu Faivrea. The third is the Swiss Marco Odermatt with a deficit of 21 hundredths.
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The winner of the 1st round of the giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, is home team Roland Leitinger.
Marco Trovati, ČTK / AP
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The 35-year-old Czech representative Kryštof Krýzl stayed far behind advancing to the thirty points. With start number 51, he reached 58th time, losing almost four seconds (3.83) to leader Leitinger. Of the 71 skiers, three were slower, the remaining did not reach the finish line.
The second round starts at 13:30.
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