In the first round of the women’s giant slalom at the opening of the Sölden World Cup, the Italian Marta Bassino set the best time. In a race with big differences, the previous year’s Killington winner was 0.58 seconds ahead of her compatriot and World Cup champion Federica Brignone on Saturday morning. As the best Austrian, Stephanie Brunner was initially ranked in ninth place, Katharina Truppe in eleventh place.

Eva-Maria Brem and Bernadette Schild missed qualifying for the final, Ricarda Haaser was eliminated. American Mikaela Shiffrin decided not to start on Rettenbach Glacier due to back problems. The second round will start at 1 pm As in the men’s race on Sunday, fans in the finish area are not allowed due to the coronavirus situation.

From: apa