Damn sour. You should be bloody happy for a fourth place, but now when it was so damn tight on the podium, I feel a bit empty, says Jakobsen to Radiosporten.
A year ago, the Swede finished second in the slalom competition in Kitzbühel, Austria. Despite this, it is not a favorite slope in the World Cup circuit for the 30-year-old.
He described it as a "nightmare race" in an interview with Dagens Nyheter before this year's edition.
"Extreme respect"
I have good memories from last year, but I have an extreme respect for the slope, said Jakobsen to the newspaper.
Jakobsen took his fourth career podium when he finished second in Gurgl, Austria, in November, but otherwise, the season has been marked by several crashes and placements outside the top ten.
Now he made it to the second run with the 16th best time, but the Swede was just over a second from the podium after a mistake.
In the second run, Jakobsen was the best of all, and it was ultimately tantalizingly close to a podium spot. Norwegian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who competes for Brazil, took third place just two hundredths of a second ahead of Jakobsen.
The Swede was 21 hundredths of a second behind winner Clément Noël, France, and 12 hundredths of a second behind second-placed Alex Vinatzer, Italy.
Good receipt before the World Championship
For Gustav Wissting (crashed), Fabian Ax Swartz (38th) and William Hansson (crashed), it was only a visit to the competition slope this Sunday.
Next weekend, the World Cup slalom in Schladming, Austria, awaits. The World Championship slalom in Saalbach, Austria, will be decided on February 16.
It feels like I obviously have an upward trend, says Jakobsen.
