2024-01-07 11:14:00
The long-awaited duel was cut short. On Slovenian snow that she definitely doesn’t like, Mikaela Shiffrin experienced one of her rare ski trips in slalom (the only other in 50 slaloms dated from 2022, already in Slovenia), riding in the first third of the trace. A huge surprise, even if the American was sick and not 100%. On the track which quickly marked, we find the first five bibs in the first five places, almost in order. And in these conditions, Petra Vlhova excelled with bib 1.
Revengeful following her “failure” on Saturday (4th when closing the gate), the Slovak ignored the numerous changes of pace on the route designed by the Croatian coach, playing with the field with great lucidity and a very sure balance. Despite a small fault in the wall, the Beijing Olympic champion beat the German Lena Duerr and Leona Popovic (+ 0″26). A small doubt however persists regarding the presence in the second round of the Croatian, who fell heavily in the arrival area, having passed everything.
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