He waited. Trembled. Savored. And cracked. This Saturday, starting with bib no. 18, Nils Allègre surprised the favorites Marco Odermatt (4th) and Cyprien Sarrazin to climb to the top of the rankings for the first Super G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After his great time, the skier from Serre-Chevalier waited patiently, seeing the candidates parade, before relief.
At 30, he achieved his first World Cup success (the Italian Guglielmo Bosca (at 0”18) and the Swiss Loic Meillard at 0”25 and Marco Odermatt at 0”28). The strong skier could let out tears of happiness. Before, very moved, singing, with intensity, the Marseillaise. Last images of an unforgettable premiere.
