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Adam Hall Takes Gold In Slalom
Adam Hall Takes Gold In Slalom: On Top Heading into
World Cup Finals
Winter Park, CO (10 March
2012) – Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall continues to
dominate
In slalom after winning both World Cup slalom
races yesterday at his Northern Hemisphere home mountain,
Winter Park.
“With a stacked field including all but a very few of the Worlds top Paralympic Alpine skiers, Adam won both Slalom runs convincingly,” said Winter Performance Programme’s Progression Unit Director, Jon Turnbull.
“With two different courses Adam showed his experience and mental toughness by skiing smart and consistently today. He was first after first run and dealt with the pressure of a home crowd and first run lead well.”
“I am absolutely amazed at how this week has gone,” said Hall. “First with winning my first ever World Cup Super G and today winning World cup Slalom. It has been three years since my last slalom world cup win.”
“Everyone dreams of having their national anthem played and to hear that twice this week has been incredible.”
Hall had the lead after the first run by .23 and came away with the win by 2.34 seconds.
“Today was a real challenge for everyone. I managed to stay consistent with few mistakes,” said Hall.
“As always, I give credit to the great team I have behind me both here in Winter Park and at home in New Zealand,” said Hall. “This week I worked with my coach Scott Olson as well as Winter Performance Programme’s Jon Turnbull and National Sports Centre for the Disabled coach, Kurt Smitz.”
“This week has allowed us to gauge where Adam is compared to the rest of his field and has set us up well for the main event, World Cup Finals, in Mt Panorama, Canada, next week,” said Turnbull. “This week has been a significant step towards Adams campaign for Sochi 2014. There is a long road ahead but we have learned a lot and have our eyes firmly set on Sochi.”
After one day’s rest Hall travels to Canada on Sunday for the World Cup Finals where he is in contention for the overall titles in Super G and Slalom.
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