Xavier Cornella Finishes Seventh in Hakuba Far East Cup Slalom
Andorran skier Xavier Cornella clocked 1:24.89 for seventh place, 1.19s behind Spain's winner Aingeru Garay, earning his second-best FIS points of.
Key Points
- Cornella 7th in 1:24.89, 1.19s behind Garay's 1:23.70, earns 25.38 FIS points.
- Second-best performance of season for Cornella amid new top-3 scoring rules.
- Gabriel 9th in 1:25.96, 2.26s off pace, gains 34.71 FIS points.
- Both set for second slalom tomorrow in Hakuba.
Xavier Cornella finished seventh in the slalom of the Far East Cup held today in Hakuba, Japan, clocking a time of 1:24.89, which placed him 1.19 seconds behind the winner, Spain's Aingeru Garay (1:23.70).
The Andorran skier earned 25.38 FIS points, marking his second-best performance of the season. This result carries added weight under the new scoring system, which will consider athletes' three top marks from the campaign.
Bartumeu Gabriel came ninth with a time of 1:25.96, 2.26 seconds off the pace, and collected 34.71 FIS points.
Both Andorran competitors are set to race again tomorrow in a second Far East Cup slalom, also in Hakuba.
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