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2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's slalom

The men's slalom in the 2024 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of ten events, including the discipline final. Due to three prior cancellations in other disciplines, the first men's race of the entire season was the slalom held at Gurgl, Austria on 18 November 2023. The original season schedule called for 13 events, but during the season (as discussed below) three slaloms were canceled and not rescheduled. In an upset, Manuel Feller of Austria won his first career discipline title.

2024 Men's Slalom World Cup
Previous: 2023 Next: 2025

Season summary

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On 27 October 2023, two days before the scheduled opening of the men's World Cup season, Lucas Braathen, the 23-year-old Norwegian who was the defending champion in the slalom discipline, announced his retirement from professional Alpine skiing, as part of a dispute with the Norwegian ski federation over his individual commercial rights.[1][2] The surprising aftermath of that decision was an Austrian podium sweep in Gurgl, the first race of the season, with Manuel Feller defeating Marco Schwarz and Michael Matt.[3] The Austrian victory ended a streak of 17 slaloms without an Austrian victory, dating back to January 2022.[3] However, the next scheduled race, in Val d'Isère on 10 December, was canceled due to a mix of overnight rain followed by new snow and high winds.[4] When the second race was finally held in Madonna di Campiglio, Marco Schwarz won it, coming from sixth after the first run, and took over the season lead in both the discipline and the overall men's World Cup.[5] By the next slalom, Schwarz had suffered a season-ending injury, but Feller won by .02 seconds to maintain the Austrian domination and also regain the overall lead for the season.[2]

In the next two slaloms, at the downhill/slalom festivals in Wengen (SUI) and Kitzbühel (AUT), Feller won[6] and then finished fourth (behind German Linus Straßer, who grew up and learned to ski at Kitzbühel), opening up an almost 200-point lead in the discipline.[7] Straßer also won the night slalom at Schlamding, less than 100 miles away, four days later to move into second overall in the discipline for the season.[8]

The next race, held in poor snow conditions in Chamonix, France after two prior races had already been canceled due to warm temperatures, featured a history-making comeback by Swiss slalom specialist Daniel Yule. Yule made a huge blunder on the first run and was the last of the 30 racers who qualified for the second run, meaning that he would start first, almost two seconds behind the leader; however, he put down a great second run and then sat in the leader's chair as all 29 remaining racers came down the increasingly melting and rutted course, with only two (his countryman Loïc Meillard and first-run leader Clément Noël of France) even managing to get within 0.3 of his total time, thus making Yule the first World Cup men's slalom skier ever to advance from 30th after the first run to 1st after the second run.[9].The race in Bansko the next week was then canceled after 31 skiers had completed the first run, because visibility was compromised by fog while the course had deteriorated due to persistent heavy rain.[10]

The following two races were held in the US, and Feller pulled off a come-from-behind triumph in the first (at Palisades Tahoe) to establish a 204-point lead over Straßer, who dropped from first to third on the second run, with just three races to go.[11] When the slalom scheduled the next weekend in Kranjska Gora was canceled due to heavy rains, Feller clinched the season title over Straßer.[12]

Finals

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The World Cup discipline finals took place on Sunday, 17 March 2024, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.[13] Only the top 25 in the slalom discipline ranking and the winner of the Junior World Championship were eligible to compete in the final, except that all skiers who have scored at least 500 points in the overall classification were eligible to compete in any discipline. Because of the reduced field size, only the top 15 finishers in the discipline final scored points. In the finals, no skier with at least 500 points who wasn't otherwise eligible chose to compete, and one skier who qualified (Schwarz) was injured, leaving 25 racers at the start.

Since Feller and Straßer had already clinched the top two spots on the discipline podium, the only battle left was for third, and Timon Haugan of Norway jumped out to a big lead after the first run, then held off Feller, Straßer, and Meillard on the second run to claim that podium spot.[14] However, the bigger news was that immediate past champion Lucas Braathen announced his "un-retirement" and return for the 2025 season, but now skiing for Brazil (his mother's homeland) instead of Norway, where he will have full control over his individual commercial rights.[15]

Standings

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Venue
18 Nov 2023
Gurgl
10 Dec 2023
Val d'Isère
7 Jan 2024
Adelboden
14 Jan 2024
Wengen
21 Jan 2024
Kitzbühel
24 Jan 2024
Schladming
4 Feb 2024
Chamonix
11 Feb 2024
Bansko
25 Feb 2024
Palisades Tahoe
3 Mar 2024
Aspen
10 Mar 2024
Kranjska Gora
17 Mar 2024
Saalbach
# Skier                           Total
    Manuel Feller 100 xxxx 45 100 100 50 45 50 xxxx 100 45 xxxx 80 715
2   Linus Straßer 29 x 29 50 DNF1 100 100 18 x 60 80 x 60 526
3    Timon Haugan 40 x 50 29 29 DNF2 80 32 x 50 40 x 100 450
4     Loïc Meillard DNF2 x 36 22 45 32 15 80 x 29 100 x 50 409
5   Clément Noël 22 x 80 DNF1 50 DNF2 60 60 x 80 DNF2 x 45 397
6    Henrik Kristoffersen 36 x 40 DSQ2 60 10 40 45 x 32 60 x 36 359
7   Dave Ryding 50 x 60 10 22 45 18 24 x 7 36 x 16 288
    Daniel Yule 45 x DNF2 26 22 60 32 100 x DNF2 3 x 0 288
9     Marc Rochat 12 x 8 45 40 26 50 13 x DNF1 24 x 40 258
10   Kristoffer Jakobsen 24 x DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 80 36 12 x 45 DNF1 x 20 217
11    Atle Lie McGrath DSQ1 x 32 80 80 DNF1 DNF2 1 x 22 DNF1 x 0 215
12   Fabio Gstrein 32 x 22 DNQ 32 DNF1 26 20 x 36 26 x 0 194
13   Steven Amiez DNQ x DNQ 24 24 40 13 29 x 24 29 x DNF1 183
  Johannes Strolz DNF1 x 15 13 16 16 14 18 x 15 50 x 26 183
15   Marco Schwarz 80 x 100 DNS 180
16   Dominik Raschner 14 x 11 60 DNF1 36 DNF2 45 x DNF2 13 x 0 179
17   Tommaso Sala DNQ x DNQ 36 14 29 29 5 x 8 15 x 22 158
18   Alex Vinatzer 5 x 9 DNF1 5 15 DNF2 26 x 40 13 x 32 145
19     Luca Aerni 11 x 20 32 DNF1 DNF1 16 9 x 14 18 x 18 138
20   Samuel Kolega 9 x DNQ 40 15 DNF1 8 36 x 26 DNF1 x 0 134
21   Michael Matt 60 x 16 DNF2 36 DSQ1 DNS 12 x DNQ 5 x 0 129
22    Alexander Steen Olsen 13 x 20 DNF2 DNF1 DNF1 24 15 x DNQ 20 x 24 116
23   AJ Ginnis DNF1 x 26 DNF1 DNF1 18 20 22 x DNF1 DNF1 x 29 115
24   Albert Popov 26 x 24 16 DNF1 DNF1 22 5 x 18 DNF1 x 0 111
25   Sebastian Holzmann 16 x 4 20 18 9 12 DNF1 x DNQ 7 x DNF2 86
26   Istok Rodeš DNQ x 5 14 26 24 DNF1 DNF1 x DNF1 16 x NE 85
27     Ramon Zenhäusern 9 x 14 18 DNF2 DNS DNF1 14 x 10 DNF1 x NE 65
28   Filip Zubčić 18 x DSQ2 DNF1 10 DNF1 DNF2 8 x 20 8 x NE 64
29     Tanguy Nef 11 x 12 DNF2 12 DNF1 DNQ 7 x 11 DNF1 x NE 53
30   Billy Major 15 x DNF1 DNQ 13 20 DNQ DNQ x DNF2 DNF1 x NE 48
  Armand Marchant DNF1 x 13 DNQ DNF1 DSQ2 DNF2 DNQ x 13 22 x NE 48
32   Adrian Pertl DNF2 x DNF1 9 3 15 9 2 x 9 DNF1 x NE 47
33   Laurie Taylor DNF2 x DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 12 DNQ DNQ x DNQ 32 x NE 44
34   Tobias Kastlunger 20 x DNF1 15 7 DNF1 DNF1 DNQ x DNF2 DNQ x NE 42
35   Juan del Campo 7 x DNQ DNF1 6 7 DNQ DNQ x DNQ 14 x NE 34
   Sebastian Foss-Solevåg 6 x DNQ 7 DNQ DNF1 10 DNQ x DNQ 11 x NE 34
37   Paco Rassat DNF1 x DNQ DNS 9 22 DNF1 DNQ x DNQ DNF1 x NE 31
38   Stefano Gross DSQ1 x DNF2 4 4 DNF1 DNQ 10 x 12 DNQ x NE 30
39   Sam Maes DNQ x DNF1 DNF1 8 DNF1 11 DNF1 x 6 DNF1 x NE 25
  Jett Seymour DNF1 x DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF2 3 x 16 6 x NE 25
41   Benjamin Ritchie DNF1 x DNQ 8 11 DNF1 DNF1 DNF1 x DNF1 4 x NE 23
42   Anton Tremmel DNF1 x 10 DNF1 DNF1 8 DNQ DNQ x DNQ DSQ1 x NE 18
43   Erik Read DNQ x 6 11 DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNQ x DNQ DNQ x NE 17
44   Joshua Sturm DNS x DNS DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNQ 6 x DNF2 10 x NE 16
45    Eirik Hystad Solberg DNS x DNS 13 DNQ DNQ x DNS x NE 13
46   River Radamus DNS x DNS 12 DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNS x DNF1 DNQ x NE 12
47   Fabian Ax Swartz DNF1 x DNQ DNQ DNS 11 DNQ DNQ x DNQ DNF1 x NE 11
48   Kilian Pramstaller DNS x DNS DNF1 DNF1 DNS x DNQ 9 x NE 9
49   Hugo Desgrippes DNF1 x 7 DNF1 DNF1 DNF2 DNQ DNQ x DNQ DNQ x NE 7
50    Theodor Brækken DNQ x DNF1 DNS 6 DNQ DNS x DNQ DNF1 x NE 6
  Joaquim Salarich DNF1 x DNF1 6 DNQ DNF1 DNF1 DNQ x DNQ DNQ x NE 6
52   Léo Anguenot DNS x DNS 5 DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNQ x DNQ DNF1 x NE 5
53   Simon Rüland 4 x DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ DNS x NE 4
54   Seigo Katō DNF1 x DNS DNF1 2 DNF1 DNQ DNF1 DNS DNQ DNS x NE 2
References [16] [4] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [10] [23] [24] [12] [25]

Legend

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  •   Winner (100 points)
  •   2nd place (80 points)
  •   3rd place (60 points)
  • DNQ = Did not qualify for run 2
  • DNF1 = Did not finish run 1
  • DSQ1 = Disqualified run 1
  • DNF2 = Did not finish run 2
  • DSQ2 = Disqualified run 2
  • DNS2 = Did not start run 2
  •   Did not start (DNS)
  •   Not eligible for finals (NE)
  •   Race canceled (x)
  • Updated at 17 March 2024, after all events[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Olympic Talk (27 October 2023). "Lucas Braathen, top slalom skier, retires just before season starts". NBC Sports. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b ESPN (7 January 2024). "Manuel Feller wins slalom by .02 seconds over Atle Lie McGrath". MSN.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Associated Press (18 November 2023). "Feller leads Austrian sweep of slalom podium at home with 3rd World Cup win". CBC. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Associated Press (10 December 2023). "World Cup men's slalom canceled because of snow and rain at Val d'Isere in French Alps". MSN.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ ESPN (22 December 2023). "Austria's Marco Schwarz tops overall, slalom standings after win". MSN.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ Associated Press (14 January 2024). "Standout slalom skier Manuel Feller denies Norway racers emotional World Cup win after Kilde crash". MSN.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ Associated Press (21 January 2024). "German Linus Strasser fastest in Kitzbuehel slalom run, wins 1st race on childhood course". CBC. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Associated Press (24 January 2024). "Linus Strasser achieves rare German feat, capturing 2nd World Cup slalom in 4 days". CBC. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ Associated Press (4 February 2024). "Daniel Yule goes from 30th to 1st in Alpine skiing World Cup slalom". NBC Sports. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b Associated Press (11 February 2024). "Heavy rain wipes out World Cup slalom after 31 starters with Olympic champ Noel leading". CBC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ Associated Press (25 February 2024). "Manuel Feller of Austria overcomes first-run deficit to win a World Cup slalom at Palisades Tahoe". MSN.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b Associated Press (6 March 2024). "Austria's Manuel Feller clinches World Cup slalom title after Slovenia race cancelled". MSN.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals 2024". Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  14. ^ Associated Press (17 March 2024). "Timon Haugan wins men's slalom at World Cup finals; Manuel Feller receives his 1st globe". MSN.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  15. ^ Associated Press (7 March 2024). "Brazil gains Winter Olympics medal prospect after skier Lucas Braathen switches from Norway". AP News. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Gurgl Men's SL (AUT)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Madonna di Campiglio Men's SL (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Adelboden Men's SL (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Wengen Men's SL (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kitzbühel Men's SL (AUT)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Schladming Men's SL (AUT)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Chamonix Men's SL (FRA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Palisades Tahoe Men's SL (USA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Aspen Men's SL (USA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Saalbach Men SL (AUT)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Men's Slalom standing". FIS. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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