For this new episode “In retrospect”, let’s look back at Tessa Worley’s victory during the giant Kranjska Gora, on the program this weekend in the World Cup. In 2012, the 22-year-old skier dominated this race like a boss to win ahead of Brignone and Rebensburg.
Nearly thirteen years since a French woman imposed herself on the Submissive, the track where the giant of Kranjska Gora stands every year. At the start of 2012, Tessa Worley was not yet 23 years old but was already among the best giant players on the planet. Installed in the top 7, the Bornandine has not yet won during the season, before coming to Slovenia. The situation was rectified on January 21, with an excellent performance, for the 6th of his 16 World Cup victories.
Looking for a victory in 2011/2012
At the start of the 2010s, Tessa Worley was still competing in all disciplines. Giant, slalom, super-G, combined, city event and even a descent in Sochi, on the future Olympic track of Rosa Khutor. In giant, his favorite discipline, his start to the season is completely correct but he is still missing a success. 4th in Sölden, she went out in the first round at Killington and then got on the podium in Lienz, behind Fenninger and Brignone. The young Haut-Savoyarde arrives at Kranjska Gora on a profile that she likes, with slope and ice.
The first round is more than mastered. One minute into the race and only Elisabeth Goergl is ahead of the Frenchwoman by three tenths. The competition is further away, Brignone, Karbon, Vonn, Zettel, Rebensburg, they are all six tenths behind or more. During the second run, Tessa Worley started in penultimate position. His round is even better than the previous one. The Bornandine keeps the same line from top to bottom, pushing correctly after each curve. Speed, no foul, a few heels thrown here and there, but nothing detrimental.
Significant gaps at the finish line
The 22-year-old skier crossed the line 56 hundredths ahead of a woman who still wins today, just last weekend: Federica Brignone. Best time of the round. Elisabeth Goergl is now all alone in the starting hut. The Austrian must do 1:01.92 or better to win in Slovenia. It won’t. Goergl didn’t even finish the race, being one of two skiers to drop out. This DNF crowns Tessa Worley, who wins the giant in front of an audience of champions: Federica Brignone, Viktoria Rebensburg, Lindsey Vonn, Tina Maze and Maria Höfl-Riesch. In this order.
Anémone Marmottan finished in an excellent 7th place, ahead of Anna Veith who was still called Fenninger at that time. Worley would win the following month at Soldeu and finish 4th in the finals at Schladming. It is on this same track that she will be crowned, in 2013, giant world champion for the first time in her career.
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