After gold in both, the super-G and alpine combined this week, River Radamus (USA) swept into first place in the giant slalom on 17th February 2016 ahead of Yohei Koyama of Japan (+1.07) and bronze medallist Anton Grammel of Germany (+1.49).
At the base of the Olympic slope in Hafjell, a large crowd including many children had gathered to watch the 60 athletes burning down the mountain.
After the competition, Radamus said: “I can’t compare it to anything. I’ve never had success at this scale. There are 60 competitors out there and anyone could have won it.”
Radamus has said he started his skiing career before he could walk. As a two-year-old, while his dad was coaching the US ski team, he was slapped into a pair of skis and “scooted around the hill”.
Watch Radamus win his first competition in Lillehammer 2016 here.
Source: fis-ski.com
