Radamus Closes Giant Season with Top 15

On Wednesday’s men’s giant slalom race at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals River Radamus closed out his World Cup season in 15th place and 12th in the overall giant slalom standings. 

“I’m proud of the fight today and my approach,” said Radamus. “It’s always special to close it out in the U.S. this crowd has been amazing.” 

It was another beautiful and hot day in Sun Valley for the finals race and the U.S. crowd came out to cheer on the lone qualifier of the men’s giant slalom. Radamus known to lay it on the line for the hometown crowd was ready to give it his all. The set was once again extremely tricky - a real challenge for the skiers. Many claimed that it was the tightest set they had seen all season. Regardless, it was go time. 

Radamus kicked out of the gate with bib 10 with an aggressive line. He got caught up on his inside ski early leaning in almost going out. Radamus lost well over a second on the costly error. He still did his best to maintain his speed and put himself into position for a solid second run. 

On the second run Radamus was in a solid position to ski fast with a clean course in the spring like conditions. He went out charging in the green the whole way down. Radamus got low in a few spots but was able to recover quickly and squeak out the top spot. Radamus would ultimately end up in 15th. 

“I think there are definitely spots I could have executed better but happy to walk away with some points here and exciting to work hard for the next season,” said Radamus. 

The winner of the race was Swiss skier Loic Meillard who has had a very strong end of season showing across the technical disciplines. In second place was Marco Odermatt and in third Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen. 

The giant slalom overall winner was also awarded on Wednesday to Marco Odermatt, who clinched the globe prior to the finals week. Radamus landed 12th. 

The final World Cup races of the season go off on Thursday for a women’s and men’s slalom. 

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men's giant slalom