Americans Look Ahead to Madonna di Campiglio's Night Slalom
The Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team men's slalom crew's long-awaited season opener took place on Monday in Alta Badia, Italy. Three Americans started, including 2019 NCAA Slalom Champion Jett Seymour, who made his World Cup debut.
Though no Americans made the top 30, coach Ryan Wilson still found some positives in the day. "Ben (Ritchie) approached the day with confidence and skied well," he said. "He was loose and fast before he went out. That's my highlight of the day. He showed he's got the speed to hang." Luke Winters and Jett finished but did not qualify for a second run.
It was a tight race, with Switzerland's Ramon Zenhausern taking the victory by a mere eight hundredths, followed by the Austrian duo of Manuel Feller in second, and Marco Schwarz in third, .12 seconds off the pace.
Ryan said the guys have been skiing solid and fast in training, and the crew will look forward to another chance on Tuesday night under the lights at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. The young slalom crew will look to build up to the busy tech run in early January.
HOW TO WATCH
All Times EST
Tuesday, Dec. 22
11:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, Streaming Peacock
2:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, Streaming Peacock
2:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom - LIVE, Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
