Cormac Comerford finishes 42nd in Giant Slalom at Winter Olympics

Comerford now switches his focus to his final event next Monday, the Slalom, his preferred event of the Games,

Ireland's Cormac Comerford during the Men's Alpine Skiing Super-G earlier in the week. Pic: David Davies/PA Wire.

In his third race of the Olympic Games, Cormac Comerford finished 42nd in the Giant Slalom, posting a combined time of 2:41.75. Racing in Bormio, the Dubliner contested the first of his technical events, recording a time of 1:24.32 on the opening run before clocking 1:17.43 on his second descent.

The race was won by Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, whose outstanding first run gave him a commanding advantage. He claimed gold in a winning time of 2:25.00, pushing a trio of Swiss skiers down the standings. Pre-race favourite Marco Odermatt secured silver, while teammate Loïc Meillard took bronze.