Wendy Holdener tied for the best time with Croatian Zrinka Ljutic during the first round of the Kranjska Gora slalom. Leader of the slalom ranking, Camille Rast is in 3rd provisional place, just 0.32″ behind the duo. The 2nd round can be followed from 12:50 p.m. on RTS2.
Starting with bib 1, Wendy Holdener set a reference time which the Croatian Zrinka Ljutic, victorious in Semmering last Sunday, equaled immediately. The Schwyz resident is aiming for a third victory in her favorite discipline and a 37th podium.
Leader of the slalom World Cup thanks in particular to her triumph in Killington, Camille Rast is also perfectly in the game. The Valaisanne, never ranked lower than 5th this winter in special, is only 32 hundredths behind the co-leaders.
Meillard in the fight, Gisin in the tough
Still looking for a first podium in a traditional discipline, Mélanie Meillard can also make a big impact. The Hérémence skier is 0”78 behind the Holdener/Ljutic duo. She is tied with the winner of the giant from the day before, the Swede Sara Hector.
However, it went less well for Michelle Gisin. The Obwalden, modest 26th in giant on Saturday, dropped 1”66 to find herself 16th after the passage of 32 competitors. Elena Stoffel (24th at 2”19) should also see the second round, but not Aline Danioth (29th at 3”34).
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