Alpine skiing: Spells on the magic mountain

Viktoria rebensburg has once again shown an impressive Comebacks in a second pass and drove in the giant slalom in Semmering, with a best time in the final from tenth to second place after the front. “I had nothing to lose, tried to attack and take it all,” she said on ORF about their race tactics in the second race, after they had missed a spot in the first round.

Achim Dreis

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Petra Vlhova remained on Friday in the Addition of the two passes is better than the Kreutherin, which resulted in the Slovakian first world Cup victory in a giant slalom. “I’m a little surprised, but overjoyed,” said the beaming winner in the destination room on the magic mountain. Your success in a total time of 2:04,72 minutes, was also due to the surprising weakness of Mikaela Shiffrin in the final. The American, who dominated last seemingly at will this Happen on the alpine snow slopes, slipped after the mid-term management after a ranking of five (+0.66 seconds).

Viktoria rebensburg, who was already at the last giant slalom before the short Christmas break in Courchevel on the victory podium, were missing at the end of 0.45 seconds on Petra Vlhova. Third world champion Tessa Worley from France (+0,60). Viktoria rebensburg had used the time over Christmas, “to come to the home of the family down a bit and recharge your batteries”. The second place in Courchevel had given her the necessary self-confidence to be able to it over the holidays once in a while.

As a foretaste of the upcoming new year, let it vine castle, then at the award ceremony in Semmering pretty crack. With a mischievous Smile on her face, she splashed the champagne at the victory celebration, and provided with Petra Vlhova a delightfully silly spontaneous party around the podium. Whether it’s new year’s eve, seems not to be expected, but rather, they announced before the journey home at the Tegernsee, there to switch off and to recharge your batteries.