Slalom in Courchevel
Fifth victory for Shiffrin, ÖSV ace misses out on the podium
Mikaela Shiffrin continues to dominate at will! The American raced to her fifth slalom victory in a row this season on Tuesday evening in Courchevel. The best ÖSV skier was Katharina Truppe in fourth place.
As in the three previous slaloms this season, Shiffrin had a lead of more than a second over the rest of the world. The runner-up, Camille Rast from Switzerland, was already 1.55 seconds behind. Behind third-placed German Emma Aicher (+1.71) came the best Austrian, Katharina Truppe (+1.79).
Truppe, fifth at the halfway point, had problems in the upper part of the final, but then got faster and faster. The Carinthian was 8/100ths off her seventh World Cup podium. "It wasn't easy from top to bottom. It's a bit of a shame because it's really close to the podium, but I'm happy to take fourth," said Truppe on ORF. "I've never been this consistent at the start of the season," she said in view of the other 16th, 6th and 7th places.
Katharina Liensberger was eliminated. The racer from Vorarlberg, who had been in contention for the slalom globe until the very end of the previous season, prolonged her false start to the Olympic season in Savoy. In four races in her showpiece discipline, the 2021 World Champion only saw the finish line twice, finishing tenth and sixth. Her trusted coach Alexander Berthold set the second run.
Here are the final results:
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In addition to Liensberger, Zrinka Ljutic (CRO), the 2024/25 shot put winner, Lara Colturi (ALB), who has always been on the podium, and the two Austrians Katharina Gallhuber and Franziska Gritsch had already packed their bags after retiring. Katharina Huber retired early in the second run. Only three of the eight ÖSV skiers scored points. Lisa Hörhager (12th) was never better placed despite a serious mishap, and Natalie Falch (18th) also achieved her best World Cup result to date. The 21-year-old qualified with the high number 54 at the expense of her age-mate Leonie Raich (31st).
Shiffrin was once again above all else. The World Cup record holder already certified herself a "great" run in the first run. "It's a pretty challenging slope. I think everyone makes mistakes here, it's just important to keep attacking." No sooner said than done - Shiffrin skied a tactically perfect run, dosed in the upper section and picked up the pace in the transitions. The result was her 68th success in the slalom and 105th overall in the World Cup. The Women's World Cup now moves on to Val d'Isere for speed competitions. The technicians will be back in action on December 27/28 in Semmering.
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