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Felix Neureuther has bestowed two days before Christmas Eve in Madonna di Campiglio with the tenth World Cup victory of his career. The 30-year-old Alpine Ace thus rose six weeks before the World Championships in the United States, even for the sole German record holder in the men’s ranking – celebrated by more than 10,000 spectators at the floodlit slalom. Fritz Dopfer in second gave the German Ski Association (DSV) on Monday evening in Italy also seen an outstanding team performance last World Cup race before the short Christmas break. “This is crazy, I just wanted to win – and that is risen,” said Neureuther, who now leads the slalom standings. Third, Madonna was the Swede Jens Byggmark.

                         
         
         
                                                             

At the top of the G erman men’s team

                                 

So far Neureuther stood with nine successes par with Mark Wasmund at the head of the German men’s team in the World Cup, behind the two ranks Armin Bittner third. The goal is not only DSV Alpine head Wolfgang Maier was happy amused about the success of his two performers, one of which also Dopfer “very happy” showed. “In the second race, it was extremely difficult. But I thank God it now time rübergebracht that I also give attack in the second race despite deteriorating runway, “he said.

                         
         
         
             
         
         
                                                             

Linus Strasser and Philipp Schmid missed the final of the best 30 riders though, the consistently good performance of technology-Men in the World Cup but nothing changed the winter. In the seven giant slalom and slalom of the season, there were already six podiums for Neureuther, Dopfer and the currently injured Stefan Luitz. “The three can simply always ride in the world’s elite. The last two or three years is a remarkable development, “Maier praised before the immensely powerful financial statements of its technicians. Continue for them in the slalom in Zagreb on 6 January.

                         
         
         
                                                             

Concentrated appearance in the first round

The amount the German technical team of men – for years the problem child of the Alpine – now is a glance at the statistics. Since Neureuther’s father Christian once drove together with Hansjörg hit in the top three in January 1974 two German stood in more than 50 years so far just one more time for a men’s slalom World Cup on the podium: Neureuther first and Dopfer as second in March this year in Kranjska Gora. Since the Bayer Neureuther at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming slalom silver medal, collared he and his teammates 17 podium finishes in the technical disciplines, including six wins.

                         
         
         
                                                             

The basis of both loaded with concentrated performances in the first round. “It was quite solid, witho ut risking what great things. It was just down pretty clever, I must say. I still kept on the ski train “Neureuther said after driving through the plugged by Marcel Hirscher trainer course.

                         
         
         
                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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The overall World Cup winner from Austria was 0.85 seconds behind Neureuther the finals and finished only Seventh – Dopfer, however, was the only one to approximately the same speed on the road as his teammate. 0.09 seconds separated the two half-time, in the end, it was then again after a Neureuther outstanding performance in the second round even 0.82 seconds. Joy was the comment of the winner jauntily, “Yeah, baby,” he shouted into the camera

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