Slalom in Semmering with Rast and Holdener on ticker and TV

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The start list for the second run:

19. Katharina Troupe
20. Martina Peterlini
21. Melanie Meillard
22. Andreja Slokar
23. Katharina Huber
24. Katharina Liensberger
25. Sara Hector
26. Neja Dvornik
27. Wendy Holdener
28. Camille Rast
29. Lena Dürr
30. Zrinka Ljutic

In the absence of seven-time Semmering winner Mikaela Shiffrin, Ljutic was by far the best at coping with the course set by her coach and father Amir Ljutic. With starting number 2, the 20-year-old set a mark that none of her competitors could match. She took 51 hundredths off the German Lena Dürr, who started ahead of her.

Camille Rast and Wendy Holdener, who drove directly behind her, lost 98 hundredths and 1.13 seconds respectively without any apparent mistakes. However, since the other drivers lost even more time, the Swiss women occupied intermediate positions 3 and 4 despite the large gap.

Mélanie Meillard is on her way to her fourth top 10 result in the fourth slalom of the season. The Neuchâtel native lost 2.25 seconds to the leader and is in intermediate position 10. Eliane Christen also had a strong run. In what was only her third World Cup race, the 25-year-old from Uri finished in 19th place with start number 47. Aline Danioth (28th) and Janine Mächler (30th) also qualified for the final of the best 30 riders, which started at 1:30 p.m.

Aline Höpli (46th) missed qualifying for the second run. Elena Stoffel and Anuk Brändli were eliminated. Michelle Gisin, the 2020 slalom winner, was missing from the Hirschenkogel. The Swiss all-rounder is taking a break. (riz/sda)

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