Clement Noel of France competes during alpine skiing men's slalom of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
YANQING, Beijing, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- French Alpine skier Clement Noel claimed the men's slalom gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games here on Wednesday.
Despite posting a sixth-best 54.30 seconds in his first run, the Frenchman regrouped in the second with a match-leading 49.79 seconds to tally a winning time of one minute and 44.09 seconds.
Johannes Strolz, Alpine combined winner from Austria, took silver 0.61 seconds back. The bronze medal belonged to Sebastian Foss-Solevaag from Norway, 0.09 seconds further behind. ■
Clement Noel of France competes during alpine skiing men's slalom of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Clement Noel of France competes during alpine skiing men's slalom of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Clement Noel of France competes during alpine skiing men's slalom of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
