Alpine skiing

Neureuther wins world Cup Slalom in Japan

In the Slalom in Japan has Felix Neureuther in the final to the top catapults and the twelfth victory of his career brought on a distance on which his father could achieve successes.

Ski racer Felix Neureuther at world Cup Slalom in Japan in the twelfth Victory of his career, retracted – and that he himself held record improved. More than 40 years after the podium finishes of his father, Christian Neureuther on the same spot, raced to the 31-Year-old in Yuzawa held in naeba at square one. “It is always nice there also to succeed where the father was. We are also family history,” said Neureuther after the twelfth world Cup victory of his career in the Austrian television ORF. “I knew that, I just give full throttle. The conditions are not improved, it has started to rain and my glasses fogged up.”

The proud parents: Rosi Mittermeier and Christian Neureuther for a victory of their son, Felix (file picture)

Neureuthers first win of the season was also the 40. Podium finish of his career. Fritz esacrifices, however, on his triumphant success in the world Cup continues to wait. As Leader of the first pass was runner-up in the finals still go back to rank four. On Neureuther lacked in the goal to 0.29 seconds. The Swede Andre Myhrer was Second to 0.24 seconds faster than esacrifices, Marco Black, ranged in 0.05 seconds ahead of the 28-Year-old to a rank of three. Already the day before in the giant slalom had esacrifices the Halbzeitführung not crossed the finish line and was Seventh.

Dominik Stehle came in at number 23, Linus Strasser retired in the final. Stefan Luitz had not for the second round qualified.

stu/ACE (dpa, sid)