2023-11-12 13:07:00
The podium
1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA)2. Leona Popovic (CRO) +0.18 seconds3. Lena Dürr (GER) +0.30
Petra Vlhova’s second victory within 24 hours seemed to be just a formality. After setting a clear fastest time in the first run, the Slovakian was also superior in the second run before she ran into a thread out of nowhere on the steep slope. Mikaela Shiffrin benefited greatly from the outing of the strongest slalom skier. The American achieved her 89th World Cup victory. Leona Popovic (CRO) and Lena Dürr (GER) completed the podium.
“Petra deserved to win today, that was really bad luck,” Shiffrin said at the finish as a “fair winner.” The five-time overall World Cup winner fell during training a few days ago, so this victory means “a lot” to her.
The Swiss in the points
8. Wendy Holdener +1.4115. Michelle Gisin +2.3219. Camille Rast +2.4821. Nicole Good +2.5928. Mélanie Meillard +3.32
As on Saturday (12th place), Wendy Holdener didn’t come close to her usual performance 24 hours later. After the first run she was ranked 7th, but the woman from Schwyz lost one place in the final round. «I had a hard time with the snow conditions. “I’m not quite where I want to be yet,” Holdener analyzed in the finish area.
Michelle Gisin, who is increasingly focusing on the speed disciplines, made it into the top 15 thanks to a strong final section – no one was as fast as the Engelberg native in the final gates.
It was a disappointment for Mélanie Meillard. While she impressed with 7th place on Saturday, she now had to settle for 28th place.
The premiere
In the 5th World Cup race, Charlotte Lingg scored World Cup points for the first time. The Liechtenstein resident, who lives in Zermatt, turned 29. The 24-year-old Lingg, a native of Valais, has been competing for Liechtenstein since 2020. Before that, she was a member of Swiss-Ski’s C squad.
This is how it continues
After the two slaloms in Levi, the speed riders will be competing next week – provided the weather cooperates. There are two runs on the program in Zermatt. The two men’s races that were scheduled for this weekend both had to be canceled due to snowfall and wind.
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