Adelboden Next for Ryding as Zagreb Slalom is Off

5th January 2022

Last modified on January 6th, 2022

The cancellation on Wednesday came at short notice.

The International Ski Federation announced the decision on social media.

https://www.facebook.com/fisalpine/posts/10165696650430702

The race got under way on Thursday, only to be called off.

https://www.facebook.com/fisalpine/posts/10165699238490702

It would only have been the third World Cup men’s slalom of the season.

Ryding failed to finish the second run in the previous race – the night slalom in the Dolomites on 22nd December.

That was after his impressive 5th place finish in the first race of the season in Val d’Isere earlier last month.

 

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Hoping to join The Rocket in the starting gate in Zagreb were fellow Brits Billy Major and Laurie Taylor.

The men don’t have long to wait for the next race, with Adelboden up next this Sunday, 9th January.

Ryding will be hoping for a repeat of 2021.

He picked up the third World Cup podium of his career.

• Dave Ryding Back on the Podium

On Tuesday, Britain’s Charlie Guest continued her strong early season form in the women’s slalom in Zagreb.

She finished 19^th.

https://www.facebook.com/GBSnowsport/posts/595478908376206

Away from alpine, cross-country skier Andrew Musgrave picked up a brilliant 4^th place in the Tour de Ski on 30th December.

https://www.facebook.com/GBSnowsport/posts/592595075331256

And  on New Year’s Day, Zoe Atkin secured her second World Cup top 10 in three days.

She finished 6th in the ski halfpipe at Calgary.

There’s a lot of ski and snowboard action as the anticipation mounts for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Games begin on Friday 4^th February and run until Sunday 20th.

Here’s the full schedule for Brits.

Alpine

4^th – 6^th January – World Cup (Slalom), Zagreb (CRO):

• Charlie Guest
• Billy Major
• Dave Ryding
• Laurie Taylor

4^th – 5^th January – Europa Cup (Slalom), Berchtesgaden (GER):

• Billy Major
• Laurie Taylor

8^th – 9^th January – World Cup (Slalom), Kranjska Gora (SLO):

• Charlie Guest

8^th – 9^th January – World Cup (Slalom), Adelboden (SUI):

• Billy Major
• Dave Ryding
• Laurie Taylor

Freestyle Ski

6^th – 8^th January – World Cup (Slopestyle, Halfpipe), Mammoth (USA):

• Connie Brogden
• Sam Gaskin
• Tyler Harding (Pending injury sign-off)
• Gus Kenworthy
• Chris McCormick
• Kirsty Muir
• Katie Summerhayes
• Sam Ward
• James Woods

Moguls

7^th – 8^th January – World Cup, Tremblant (CAN):

• Will Feneley
• Leonie Gerken Schofield (Pending injury sign-off)
• Makayla Gerken Schofield
• Tom Gerken Schofield
• Mateo Jeannesson
• Skyler Nunn

Freestyle Snowboard

6^th – 8^th January – World Cup (Slopestyle), Mammoth (USA):

• Katie Ormerod
• Billy Cockrell

Snowboard Cross

7^th – 9^th January – World Cup, Krasnoyarsk (RUS):

• Charlotte Bankes
• Huw Nightingale
• Maisie Potter