At the night slalom in Schladming, Lena Dürr finally made it into the group of medal candidates for the Olympic Games in Beijing. After two podium places at the start of the season, she just missed the podium in Kranjska Gora on Sunday. At the premiere of the slalom specialists on the legendary Planai on Tuesday, she confidently chased the top favorite.
Unsurprisingly, after the first run, Petra Vlhova had her claim to victory on the perfectly groomed slope. The 26-year-old has already won five out of six slaloms of the season. In the last slalom race before the Winter Games, she initially dominated the competition. But the streak of success broke, because long-term competitor Mikaela Shiffrin had ignited the turbo in the final round in the vertical. The 25-year-old set the fastest time in the snow with an almost perfect performance through the poles and celebrated her second slalom success of the season. The small crystal ball for the discipline world cup has already gone to Vlhova. “I just wanted to deliver, “said Shiffrin.”It feels a little unreal.“With a view to the Slovak, the winner added:” JEvery time you’re faster than Petra, you’ve done a good job. ”
Dürr, on the other hand, missed her chance of victory with a drive that was too controlled. “It was awesome“, Dürr was happy about her third podium of the season. She can now call up her performance with a new ease, she explained her good season.
Aicher awards top 10 placement
The only 18-year-old Emma Aicher, who had met the second part of the DOSB standard for the Winter Games on Sunday, was surprisingly tenth at halftime. She also showed her potential in the final, but missed a goal after a driving error and was eliminated early.