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In pursuit of her 67th World Cup victory, Shiffrin has only a slight lead over Saturday’s Italian winner Marta Bassino (+0.07 seconds) and compatriot Federica Brignone (0.14 seconds). The rest of the peloton, led by Brunner (+0.70), already had a respectable margin on a podium.
However, with five riders in the top 15, it was the best intermediate result for ÖSV riders on an RTL in two years. The heavy snowfall on Saturday had affected the track too much to guarantee a fair and, above all, a safe race on Sunday. To do this, the track “with granites” was prepared on Monday, as ORF expert Alexandra Meissnitzer discovered. Not all runners got along with it.
Vlhova misses, Shiffrin gains momentum
The surprise of the first round was the withdrawal of the favorite Petra Vlhova shortly before the end. It was the first giant slalom failure since Sölden in 2018 for the Slovak World Cup leader. In return, Shiffrin proved that after his long break from racing, he is slowly making his way back to the top again this year.
“Today I was much more confident and more aggressive than on Saturday. Today I felt good and pushed. I have to relearn when I can speed up and when I can’t. Today I don’t have the feeling that things could have been better, ”said the 25-year-old at ORF, describing her search for the right feeling for skiing.
Brunner: “It’s going to be difficult”
Stephanie Brunner, who was ÖSV’s second best rider after Liensberger on Saturday in seventh place, also had a hot run and was the best in the field in pursuit of the top three. However, the 26-year-old Tyrolean missed 56 hundredths of a podium.
First execution: Stephanie Brunner (AUT)
Best Austrian Stephanie Brunner was 0.70 seconds less than fourth over leader Mikaela Shiffrin
“I was surprised by the slope, it was almost like spring. The time span is a bit long. But there is a second round where I start before the top three. It’s going to be tough, but I’m going full throttle, “Brunner said in an interview with ORF.
“Stand resolutely and cleanly on the ski”
The second best Austrian was Katharina Liensberger in eighth position. However, he lost a lot of time at the bottom and crossed the finish line 1.71 seconds ago. “It was definitely not easy, I couldn’t take the best train everywhere. It is important to do better in the second round. You have to stand with determination and cleanliness on your skis ”, the Vorarlberg woman analyzed her career.
As eleventh, Katharina Truppe (+2.12) still has hopes of improving in race two. “The place fits. I didn’t drive as well as I did on Saturday. Today was not easy because there were already tracks inside and I had to see if I was driving on the outside or inside. For the second race I have to correct my mistakes. “
The other ÖSV riders in the top 15 were Ricarda Haaser (12./+2.20) and Ramona Siebenhofer (15./+2.30). Eva-Maria Brem (25./+3.28), Elisa Mörzinger (26./+3.31) and Franziska Gritsch (30./+3.51) can also prepare for the second round. Julia Scheib (33./+3.55) and Katharina Huber (43./+4.66), who missed the final of the top 30, no longer have a chance to score points in the World Cup. The 22-year-old Carinthian Nadine Fest did not end.
