Zubcic claims second World Cup victory under heavy snowfall
Dec 05, 2020·Alpine Skiing
It was an epic day for Filip Zubcic (CRO) in Santa Caterina Valfurva (ITA) as he claimed the second Giant Slalom of the season! Under a relentles snowfall, the Croatian athlete won his second World Cup race thanks to a sensational second run. Zubcic was able to climb back from the sixth place secured in run 1 and scored his fourth GS podium in 2020.
The conditions were rough, especially for the athletes starting behind. After scoring the fastest time in run 1 by nearly half a second, Zan Kranjec (SLO) fought his way through the second run and did not manage to keep the lead. He finished second, 0.12s behind Zubcic.
Marco Odermatt (SUI) proved once again his incredible shape finishing third (+ 0.30s). The Swiss youngster scored his second consecutive podium after the second place in the opening race in Sölden (AUT).
With this third place, Odermatt now leads the Giant Slalom standings in front of Filip Zubcic.
A big "thank you" goes to the crew in Santa Caterina, who did an incredible job overnight to make this first Giant Slalom race possible. The second Giant Slalom is scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday) with the snowfalls forecasted to continue in the next days.
