With this victory, Pinturault won the Small Crystal Globe in the giant slalom, but also secured the Big Crystal Globe intended for the overall World Cup winner, on his 30th birthday!
Filip Zubčić had an excellent performance in the last giant slalom of the season, who, after ranking third place in the first run, finally won the second place, 20 hundredths of a second behind Pinturault. Frenchman Mathieu Faivre came in third with only a hundredth of a second behind Zubčić.
The small crystal globe in the giant slalom thus went to Pintaurault, who has 700 points in the giant slalom rankings. In second is Swiss Marco Odermatt, today 11th, with 649 points, while Zubčić is in third place in the giant slalom rankings with 606 points.
In the overall ranking, Pintaurault secured first place and the Big Crystal Globe with 1200 points. In second is Odermatt with 1093 points and in third is Marco Schwarz with 774 points. Zubčić is fifth in the overall ranking of skiers with 744 points
This season, Zubčić has been on the podium six times in giant slalom races, and he has won twice, in Santa Caterina, Italy, and Bansko, Bulgaria.
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