Brignone also dominates in the giant slalom - Austria's hopes melt!
Brignone also dominates in the giant slalom - Austria's hopes melt!
The Italian ski racer Federica Brignone triumphed in a sestriere in the giant slalom and thus impressively underpinned her status as a world champion. The competition, which took place on Friday, saw Brignone to finish with a lead of 0.40 seconds before New Zealander Alice Robinson. Third place went to Norwegian Thea Louise Stjernesund, who did not get to the top with +1.57 seconds behind. For the Austrians, Julia Scheib is the best athlete in ninth place (+2.67), followed by Katharina Liensberger on the 15th (+3.38) and Stephanie Brunner in 17th place (+3.92), like reported the press .
The following Saturday the second round was held in Åre, whereby the competition for Brignone remained hard. Although it led in the first round, the tension was high. Julia Scheib was the only Austrian to be among the top ten, while her teammates Franziska Gritsch and Stephanie Brunner were just outside the top 20. Katharina Liensberger, who is still recovering from an illness, missed the top 30 drastically and thus did not make the leap into the final, which significantly reduces its chances of the World Cup final in the giant slalom, so Ö24
performance level of Austrians
The services of the Austrian skiers testify to a mixture of progress and setbacks. Liensberger was optimistic about her improvements and promised to build on this positive progress. She explained: "I am back inside in the giant slide swing, I can accelerate and it feels easy." Brunner, who also made slight progress, remains positively set despite her illness -related relapse. "One step has taken a step forward," she said and plans to rest after the competitions.
The drama and excitement of the alpine ski world remains unbroken, while the athletes are preparing for the upcoming challenges. Another giant slalom is already on the program, and the tension remains high, not least due to Brignoni's excellent performance and the ambitions of the Austrian team.
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