Roger Puig Finishes 10th in Saalbach Super-G

Andorran para-alpine skier Roger Puig continued his solid form at the World Cup in Saalbach, Austria, finishing tenth in Thursday's super-G after earlier placings of 14th and eighth in the downhill events.

Puig posted a strong run on the icy course, earning 26 World Cup points and bringing his overall total to 316 while holding eighth in the general standings. The result marked his 26th top-10 finish in World Cup competition. Canada's Alexis Guimond took victory in the super-G.

The performance capped Puig's efforts at Saalbach, where he had faced challenges in Tuesday's opening downhill. There, hard and fast snow—unlike Monday's training, where he placed third—led to three major errors, including an overshot gate on the steepest section that cost rhythm and nearly took him off course. He finished in 57:39, 3.39 seconds behind winner Robin Cuche of Switzerland, despite hitting speeds of 127 km/h.

Puig bounced back Wednesday with a rhythmic downhill run marred only by minor slips. His time of 56:45 placed him eighth, 1.54 seconds off Guimond, with France's Arthur Bauchet second and Cuche third. That earned him 32 points, lifting him to sixth in downhill with 129 points.

A second super-G follows Saturday in Saalbach, before Puig heads to Feldberg, Germany, for two slaloms.