Because Dürr has been in the lead twice this season – at the Olympia and in Are, both times it “didn’t end well” – she missed the podium. In Méribel it didn’t work out with the first World Cup victory in slalom either, but with second place the Bavarian achieved the best result of her career.
is skinny “nevertheless glad”
The 30-year-old gave up victory in the middle section, losing a lot of time that she couldn’t catch up. At the finish, Dürr was 0.48 seconds behind the surprise winner Andreja Slokar from Slovenia. Third place went to Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova (+0.81 sec.), who had previously been the winner of the slalom world cup. “I’m still glad that the two lit up‘ said Durr.
Arrived dry at the top of the world
With her second place, Dürr secured third place in the discipline classification – a gratifying end to a successful season. Seven top 5 finishes in the World Cup, including four podium places, fourth place in the Olympic slalom and silver in the team – Dürr has reached the top of the world in the World Cup at the age of 30 and over 15.