The Alpine skiing win came in style with a blistering second leg after the nation landed a gold in 2006
Clement Noel of France going for gold in the men's slalom run on February 16 2022 . Picture: REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE
The French had not celebrated a gold medal since Antoine Deneriaz’s victory in downhill at the Turin Games in 2006 and Noel’s win came in style with a blistering second leg. “He was brilliant on both runs, because it was a complicated race. On the first run there was lots to lose — you had to ski clean and that’s what he did. In the second run he began really well and we saw Clement Noel, the best slalomer in the world,” he said.
Noel’s teammate Alexis Pinturault, who won silver and bronze medals in Pyeongchang, finished in 16th place and predicted plenty more success for Noel.
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