Alpine skiing news - Britain's Dave Ryding claims third place, Marco Schwarz wins at Adelboden

Updated 11/01/2021 at 17:07 GMT

Great Britain's Dave Ryding claimed a rare podium finish in the men's slalom in Switzerland on Sunday afternoon when he took third place in the event in Adelboden. The race was won by Austrian Marco Schwarz, and second place was taken by German Linus Strasser, but Ryding was the story of the day for British winter sports fans.

Third-placed Britain's Dave Ryding (rear R) is congratulated after competing in the round 2 of the Men's Slalom race

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Great Britain's Dave Ryding finished in third place in the men’s slalom at Adelboden on Sunday afternoon to claim a magnificent result.

The 34-year-old athlete from Lancashire was able to finish on the podium. It is only the third time he has finished on the podium in a World Cup race.

The event was won by another Austrian, Marco Schwarz, with a time of 1:52.69, 0.14 seconds ahead of Germany’s Linus Strasser, with Ryding just 0.01 seconds behind.

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The remaining top six places went to the Swiss duo of Loic Meillard and Tanguy Nef in fifth and sixth places respectively.

Ryding’s best finish at the Alpine World Ski Championships is a ninth-placed finish in the slalom event. But he has recorded World Cup podium finishes in the Kitzbuhel slalom in 2017 and Oslo parallel slalom in 2019.