2024-01-10 12:10:31
Alexander Steen Olsen’s equipment supplier complains of confusion at the start du slalom d’Adelboden which would have cost the victory to Norwegianand calls for sanctions.
Would a judge’s error at the start of the Adelboden slalom have cost Alexander Steen Olsen victory? This is what its equipment manufacturer says. The Norwegian led after the first slalom run on Sunday, but crashed out in the second after just a few gates. The fault was a confusion at the start which broke his concentration, according to Jean-Francois Jond de Rossignol.
“The judge at the start no longer wanted to let Alexander go, saying that the race was already over,” said the Frenchman in comments reported by the Blick. The reason: 31 skiers were at the start of the second round, whereas normally there are only 30. The American Benjamin Ritchie and the Spaniard Joaquim Salarich having finished tied for 30th place with the same time in the first round, he Exceptionally this time there was one more runner during the second.
“Apparently, the judge at the start was not aware of it when Steen Olsen wanted to start as the 31st rider,” said Jean-Francois Jond on the sidelines of Wengen’s first training session. Markus Waldner, director of the men’s World Cup, finally clarified the situation, but the damage had been done. Jean-Francois Jond is now calling for sanctions against whoever was initially responsible.
Questioned by the Blick, Markus Waldner confirmed that there had been an incident but also highlighted a problem with the start list. So, Longines, the FIS competition timekeeper, distributed a list for the second round which showed 30 riders on one page and only Alexander Steen Olsen on a second. “It’s unfortunate, the judge at the start only had the first page of this list in his hand,” explained the Italian. While still expressing criticism. “I still expect a qualified judge to know which skier is leading after the first run, even without a start list.” Consequences have been drawn and the original judge will be replaced next year.
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