Lara Gut-Behrami will have the honor of opening the home gate in Crans-Montana (10:30 a.m.). Her compatriot Corinne Suter, Olympic champion in Beijing, will start a little further (bib 5).
Sofia Goggia (bib 7), who seems to have returned to her level with her silver medal in Yanqing following her injury, will also be closely watched.
The three Tricolores in the running Romane Miradoli (bib 24), Laura Gauché (bib 28) and Esther Paslier (bib 39) will start from further away.