Ski World Cup: Brignone defies pressure and opens exciting giant slalom!

Ski World Cup: Brignone defies pressure and opens exciting giant slalom!

Aare, Schweden - The exciting ski World Cup race of women in the Swedish Aare takes place today in the giant slalom. The first round begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the crucial round at 12:30 p.m. World champion Federica Brignone from Italy again proves to be a strong competitor, because she has won the last two giant goal runs in Sestriere and is the first to open the race. The New Zealander Alice Robinson follows directly behind her, who is only 40 points ahead of Brignone in the overall ranking. Sara Hector from Sweden starts with number 6, but she and Robinson are still missing crucial points to lead the overall ranking, such as laola1.at reported.

The Austrian ski fans can look forward to Julia Scheib, who is the first Austrian to go into the race with the start number 14. After her, US superstar Mikaela Shiffrin follows. Katharina Liensberger (number 16), Stephanie Brunner (22) and Franziska Gritsch (29) also qualified for the competition. In Aare, the events are now being pursued with excitement, while the athletes are fighting for valuable points in the overall ranking. ski1.at also reports that the giant slalom of the women in Saalbach begins. Here the Norwegian Thea Louise Stjernesund opens the race with the start number 1, followed by Sara Hector and Zrinka Ljutic.

Austria's hopes

Julia Scheib will also be the first ÖSV runner with the start number 9. She is currently the best Austrian in the Giant Dentification World Cup and has already made a name for herself. The race in Saalbach is scheduled to start at 9:45 a.m. and a total of 109 runners will be in competition. The atmosphere is excited and the fans are ready for an exciting skiing event!