Drama in the giant slalom: Austria's ski teams fight for time and broke!

Drama in the giant slalom: Austria's ski teams fight for time and broke!

In the ski giant slalom in Sestriere on February 22, 2025, there was a gripping race, in which the Austrian Julia Scheib initially convinced with strong times. But a serious mistake in the final section cost it valuable time, so that she finished sixth with a gap of 0.55 seconds. This dramatic turn occurred in a competition that was dominated by the New Zealander Alice Robinson, who delivered the best performance with a leading period of only six hundred stalls lead to the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, reported laola1.at .

in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, where the giant slalom took place, the Austrian team experienced a bitter disappointment. Federica Brignone from Italy drove the race with an impressive performance and left the competition by more than two seconds. Despite her fall and feared injuries, Julia Scheib fought herself through and remained unharmed, which was a little ray of hope for the team. Scheib said: "Fortunately, it looks as if the knee is fine. The greater pain is the disappointment with the first round," quotes Sn.at .

difficult starting point for Austria

The Austrian women could not convince in the first round. Stephanie Brunner achieved the goal of the unfortunate ÖSV team with a gap of 4.55 seconds. Katharina Liensberger, who ended up in the end of twelfth, was also unable to reconcile her current performance with expectations. With the disappointment of two medalless races in a row, the team now had to deal with the places in the medal mirror and sees itself for second place in a close competition with Italy and the USA.

The burgeoning injury worries about slide and the weak results present the ÖSV with challenges, while the competition, especially the Italians who had already shone on Friday, continue to convince with strong performances.