Petra Vlhova secure in Are world Cup Gold in the giant slalom. The Slovakian wins ahead of the German Viktoria rebensburg and American Mikaela Shiffrin.

The German Viktoria rebensburg, the Olympic champion of 2010, seemed to be on the way to victory. Four-tenths of a was Leading after the first run, for the last time in front of Petra Vlhova, but it was not enough. They took comfort, though, to have Germany, the first medal of the world Championships in Are, brought.

14 hundredths of languages finally, for the Slovakian, the section of the Circuit absolutely was great danger. In the combination in which she was behind Wendy Holdener Second become, had they won, as the first Slovakian a single medal. Now, she won as the first female rider of your country is even a world title. The Top-favorite Mikaela Shiffrin, the current Olympic champion, was only Bronze.

Andrea Ellenberger best Swiss

Sonja Nef won 18 years ago in St. Anton Gold, and at the same time the last Swiss world championship medal in the women’s giant slalom. In Are, it was already after the first passage is clear that no other award would be added. Wendy Holdener was at half-time after a faulty ride on space 10, is already 1.75 seconds. In the end, it was only in 15th place.

Of Holdener had been hoped for, that you have to knock in Are after Gold in the combined and in the Team competition in giant slalom and, for the first time in this discipline in the Top 3. It remained with the desire. “Often I was too late, and just before I screwed up it is final,” summed up Wendy Holdener between the two passages.

Wendy Holdener was, ultimately, not even the best Swiss. The honor of the world Cup debutante, Andrea Ellenberger, proposed as a Tenth unexpectedly well-deserved. An even better classification missed the Nidwaldnerin by a time-consuming errors in the sub-section of the first race. In the world Cup of 11. Rank of the previous month in Kronplatz-plan de Corones your best result.

Lara gut-Behrami, who had already expressed the whole of the Winter in the giant slalom effort, also could not convince in Are, and had to be modest with the space 21.

weather does not play again

The conditions were again marginal. Compared to the first world Cup week, it was about 25 degrees warmer, the rain had softened before the race the runway. In addition, the Wind prevailed irregular and sometimes strong. Hazards was, therefore, in Are you have it already accustomed to a shorter distance from the Reserve Start.

world Cup giant slalom women, Are:

1. Petra Vlhova (SLK) 2:01.97
2. Viktoria rebensburg (GER) +0.14
3. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) +0.38
4. Ragnhild Mowinckel (NOR) +0.50
5. Federica Brignone (ITA) +0.87
6. Tessa Worley (FRA) +1.09
7. Sara Hector (SWE) +1.94
8. Clara Direz (FRA) +2.21
9. Coralie Frasse Sombet (FRA) +2.27
10. Andrea Ellenberger (SUI) +2.42

The other Swiss athletes:

15. Wendy Holdener +2.70
21. Lara gut-Behrami +3.07 (SDA)

Created: 14.02.2019, 17:50 PM