The Valais breaks a spell, because he creates the first Swiss slalom podium at the Lauberhorn races since 1999. And the winner Lucas Braathen writes a little touching piece.
The first podium for the Swiss slalom team this season: Daniel Yule finished second in the Wengen slalom.
They needed encouragement lately, the Swiss slalom skiers, because the team didn’t do as well as hoped and actually used to. Ramon Zenhäusler recently told how coach Matteo Joris told them after Christmas that he still believed they were the world’s best slalom team. You can see Joris’ intense gaze in your mind’s eye – and think that such words should work out of his mouth.