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Initially, Jansrud was also scheduled to perform the slalom portion of the WC exercise, but just before one and a half on Monday afternoon the message came that the Norwegian would not participate.

He had had a twist in his back quite early in the race and then the World Cup came to a somewhat abrupt end for Jansrud than expected.

– When you’re a second late and the odds are low, it’s almost even worse for me to make that decision. Because you don’t want to give up under any circumstances, Jansrud tells NRK a few hours after the race.

The back injury, a setback from a long, old injury, ended the second part of the suit.

– Some of the worst things I do are downhill skiing and giant slalom. If the season had ended tomorrow, you probably could have continued, but that’s not the case, there will be more, he says.

Not dramatic

Jansrud, 35, is now returning home to Norway to have his back examined.

– Right now it’s peace and quiet in the first place, and then we get to work harder as we get some clarification on what it is, said national team doctor Trond Floberghagen at NRK.

At the same time, the doctor believes Jansrud will complete the season, despite knowing Monday.

– It’s a bit like the overall assessment that is now done, that we put in all the sheets so that he can complete his season. And that we then start treatment as soon as possible and put things in order, says the national team doctor.

Jansrud himself is even more certain that the injury will have no consequences for the end of the season.

– No, it’s not that dramatic. Now, I’m pretty used to it here, so I know him pretty well. But still a short week of rest is necessary and then I am again “in action”, he says.

Here, NRK met Jansrud on the way to the hotel, just before the news of the back injury:

– I will remember it forever

For another Norwegian, the World Cup was a major recovery. Henrik Røa moved from 31st to 19th place in the slalom section, 9.01 seconds behind the winner. Even if it wasn’t the most important in the combination, he has a lot of good experiences to gain after his first World Cup.

– If someone had said in advance that I would be 10 in downhill and 17 in super-G, I wouldn’t have believed it. I’m very proud of that, to have done so well in my debut in the World Cup. I will remember it forever. It was almost unreal, says Røa.

He has not been told if he will make the national team next season.

– If I get it, it will be much easier to prepare. It means a lot to be there, says Røa.

Won by four hundredths

Austrian Marco Schwarz beat Frenchman Alexis Pinturault by four hundredths and won the combination after a very good slalom descent.

– It was icy on the slalom course, but for us slalom skiers it was only an advantage, Schwarz told NRK, and adds that he was also a little surprised at what point it went well in super-G.

Everyone else was more than a second from the winner. Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard won bronze.

Schwarz ‘teammate Vincent Kriechmayr was fortunate to make history books by becoming the first to win both the downhill and the super-G, and in addition to winning a third medal, in the same Cup of the world. He was in third place after super-G, but escaped in alpine skiing.

Kriechmayr is one of three men to have won both downhill and super-G in the same world championship, following Hermann Maier (1999) and Bode Miller (2005).

Canada’s James Crawford won the super-G and therefore started first in alpine skiing. He took fourth place, after the fourth fastest time in the downhill.