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Behind Liensberger, the Swiss Wendy Holdener was fourth. American Mikaela Shiffrin landed fifth, after her 300-day voluntary ski break she looked tired, especially in race two. In Vlhova, on the other hand, after his sovereign performance in the ski resort 170 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, satisfaction reigned.
“It is difficult to win here. And confirming a victory is even more difficult. Today I put a lot of pressure on myself, everyone was very close. I knew I had to do better in race two and it worked. After two victories, I am now very confident, of course.
Austrians point out
The decision in Levi’s second slalom, however, brought mainly good performances from the ÖSV women. Among the four fastest riders in race two were three Austrians with the fastest Liensberger, Katharina Truppe in third place and Franziska Gritsch in fourth. Only the winner, Vlhova, was able to keep up with the red-white-red runners as the second fastest.
Liensberger drove the entire route constantly on the train; This was noticed at the end when she pushed her ÖSV teammate Franziska Gritsch, who had been driving up to that point, out of the leader’s red chair for 0.55 seconds and ultimately achieved her fifth place on the World Cup podium.
“The address is correct”
“I did some good corners, especially in the second race, where I immediately felt that something was happening. I would like to take this feeling with me. We also have a superior result as a team. Congratulations to all. Show that the address is correct. I am happy that it will continue soon, ”said Vorarlberg’s wife at ORF before her home race on Thursday (qualifying starting at 10am, race starting at 17:45, both live at ORF1) in Lech / Zürs, where a parallel giant slalom is taking place.
Best slalom for Gritsch
Liensberger was not only able to repeat his podium, Gritsch was also able to confirm his good performance from the first round in the second. As on Saturday, when she was eliminated in the upper part after a good intermediate, she again showed a fast race, especially on the flat part and in the end she was sixth (+0.94 seconds), her best position in a slalom World Cup.
“I am incredibly happy to be in the top ten in slalom. It’s definitely going in the right direction, ”said the 23-year-old Tyrolean. Katharina Truppe was seventh just six hundredths of a second behind Gritsch. However, the Carinthian was not completely satisfied. “No race was 100% perfect, but I know I can still drive. You always need the right aggressiveness and you have to push yourself, ”Truppe said.
With the eighth fastest race time in the final, Chiara Mair improved from 13th to 11th. Katharina Huber, who was 23rd after the first race, was able to improve so much with a successful and dynamic second race. “It’s fun to race here. You have to work hard here because the slope is easy, but difficult to drive fast, ”said the 25-year-old from St. Georgen am Reith in an interview with ORF. However, he barely reached 10th place on Saturday and this time he turned 14.
Shield augmentation
Bernadette Schild, who missed qualifying for the finals in race one on Saturday as 35th, was also unable to shine on Sunday, but as 20th, at 2.65 seconds, an improvement was noted. Katharina Gallhuber (22./+2.82 seconds) was also able to get into the points in contrast to Saturday.
The first round was the end of the line for 19-year-old Magdalena Egger, who only started the race with start number 61. The three-time junior world champion in Downhill, Super-G and Combined had only shown 19th place in his third World Cup race on Saturday, but on Sunday he missed his second race in 49th place (+2.74 seconds). Just before her, 22-year-old Tyrolean Bernadette Lorenz also missed the decision of the top 30 riders in 45th place (+2.62 seconds).
