Yes, it was – finally – a new podium for Frida Hansdotter on Saturday.
Although the situation looked difficult out in the morning.
Before the season, the Swedish OLYMPIC gold medalist, a suite of eight straight podium finishes in the slalom. But in the premiere of Levi became the 33-year-old four, before she was back on the podium in Killington a couple of weeks later.
wanted Hansdotter start a new suite.
But after a couple of misses in the first run, she was ”only” fifth, 74 hundredths after leading the star Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) and a half second from the podium.
When everything would be settled impressed, however, the English language.
– other åkets fastest – climbed On two places and finished in third place, 37 hundredths after Shiffrin and eight after the slovakian runner-up Petra Vlhova.
“I gave myself a pretty good christmas present,” says Hansdotter to SVT and laughing.
” I tried to really drag on and be stable. This is not my best surface, when it becomes a little soft. But I tried to just go out and do my best.
were treated the audience to a strong Swedish team effort.
Throughout the six last made it to the second run. Of them was 24-year-old Charlotta Säfvenberg the big surprise, when she climbed ten places to position 13 – 24-see her bold fashion best placement then double tiondeplatser 2015.
” It was inspiring to see the ”Lotta,” said Hansdotter.
” She showed that it is possible to drive fast.
Between Hansdotter and Säfvenberg, Anna Swenn-Larsson a fine contest as seven. Ylva Stålnacke and Emelie Wikström finished 24:th and 25:th. Sara Hector ran out.
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