Swiss double victory! Camille Rast wins gold in the slalom at the 2025 World Cup

Swiss double victory! Camille Rast wins gold in the slalom at the 2025 World Cup

The World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, became the scene of an impressive Swiss triumph in the women's slalom on February 15, 2025. Camille Rast, who seemed to shed any nervousness, not only secured the first title of her career with an outstanding performance, but was also crowned world champion with a lead of 0.46 seconds over her teammate Wendy Holdener. This is Switzerland's fourth gold win at this World Cup laola1.at reported.

Swiss dominance in the slalom

Rast was already leading by 0.58 seconds after the first run and continued her strong performance in the second run. "Everything just has to be right for a medal and that was the case today. I'm very satisfied," said the 25-year-old to ORF. Holdener, who won her third silver medal at the World Championships with this second place, commented: "I'm super happy. Camille drove very well, a great day for both of us." Their successes in the team combination and in the team competition also contributed to the remarkable record of Swiss athletes at this championship.

Austrian ski icon Katharina Liensberger secured the bronze medal, 1.32 seconds behind, and the competition was strong. Four-time slalom world champion from the USA, Mikaela Shiffrin, struggled after her injury break but posed no threat to the medals, as olympics.com reported. In the end, she took fifth place, while the German medal candidate Lena Dürr finished eighth after an unsuccessful first round. However, Switzerland dominated that day and Rast and Holdener proved unbeatable in Saalbach.