France's Clément Noël has won his first International Ski Federation
Alpine Skiing World Cup race of the season, triumphing in the men's
slalom in the home event in Val d'Isère.
VAL d ISÈRE, France (AP) — French skier Clément Noël dominated the first slalom of the World Cup season Sunday for his ninth career win as many other pre-race favourites faltered,
Thursday, 20 May 2021
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) has announced the addition of seven more athletes to its team for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, meaning 16 have now had their places at the Games confirmed.
Four ski cross specialists and three Alpine skiers have joined the team, most notably women s ski cross world champion Sandra Näslund who finished fifth at the Sochi 2014 Games aged 17, before placing fourth at Pyeongchang 2018.
Also part of the squad are ski cross brothers Erik and David Mobärg, with the former coming into good form last season when he finished third in the men s competition at the World Championships.
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