Katahrina Liensberger completed a high standard first run during the Flachau slalom. The Austrian is more than seven tenths ahead of Wendy Holdener, 2nd. Clarisse Brèche and Caitlin McFarlane qualify.
It’s obvious. Neither Petra Vlhova nor Mikaela Shiffrin will win this Tuesday evening in Flachau. For good reason, neither of the two champions is at the start of this race. For the first time since 2017 and the victory of Frida Hansdotter, the winner will be a new face. The one who takes an advantage at the end of the first round is Katharina Liensberger.
Liensberger at his best
The skier from Vorarlberg took advantage of the easy route to gain speed, much more than her opponents. The Austrian only gained time and is 75 hundredths ahead of Wendy Holdener. An extraordinary performance during one of his home races. It was skiing that allowed her to be world champion 4 years ago. Sara Hector completes the provisional podium, being 94 hundredths off the lead. The differences are significant. Zrinka Ljutic is not qualified. The leader of the slalom classification made a mistake at the top of the course. She insisted on finishing but narrowly missed the top 30 in the end.
Lamure straddles, Brèche top 20
Marie Lamure was on a good run with her first top 10, obtained in Kranjska Gora. Unfortunately, the skier from Courchevel, who was playing for a new provisional place in the 10, got on before the final part. A small fall, the 23-year-old slalom rider quickly gets back on her legs. But no points.
Chiara Pogneaux doesn’t really like this Flachau track. Haut-Alpine was not comfortable this evening either, its dynamism between the stakes was less than its opponents. She is relegated to more than four seconds and will not be in the second round. Unlike Clarisse Brèche. The Savoyarde ranks 18th and will have something to play from 8:45 p.m.
First qualification this winter for Haut-Savoyarde Caitlin McFarlane. Possibility of taking points, she is 28th this evening. Doriane Escané crossed the finish line in the top 30 and ended up leaving after the bibs. Marion Chevrier is not qualified.
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