Sensation in Sestriere: Julia Scheib inspires 9th place in the giant slalom!

Sensation in Sestriere: Julia Scheib inspires 9th place in the giant slalom!

Sestriere, Italien - Julia Scheib caused a sensation for the first giant slalom in Sestriere! The talented skier from Styria secures the only top ten rank for the Austrian Ski Association with her ninth place (+2.67 seconds). While their country women Katharina Liensberger and Stephanie Brunner were also strong and improved to places 15 (+3.38 seconds) and 17 (+3.92 seconds), Nina Astner left after a few goals. The world champion Federica Brignone grabbed the daily victory, who celebrated her 33rd World Cup victory with an impressive best time and thus overtook the leading Alice Robinson, who was +0.40 seconds behind. Third -placed Thea Louise Stjernesund from Norway was 1.57 seconds slower than the winner. According to Laola1.at, there will be another giant slalom in Sestriere on Saturday, followed by a slalom race on Sunday.

A look at the World Cup ratings

In the current ratings, Alice Robinson is at the top and holds the red jersey with a 39 -point lead on the Swede Sara Hector. Brignone, despite her victory, is 80 points behind the vice world champion. For men, on the other hand, the Swiss superstar Marco Odermatt leads with a comfortable lead of 320 points to Henrik Kristoffersen in the overall World Cup. This is shown by the report by Eurosport.de. After a strong Super-G victory at the last World Cup, Odermatt had to deal with disappointments in his further disciplines. Especially after the giant slalom, the dominator found no positive words: "I can't take much good here". Nevertheless, he remains the big favorite and could achieve his fourth overall World Cup victory in a row, which only Marcel Hirscher has achieved in the history of skiing.

The discipline ratings shows a similar picture: Odermatt leads in all categories and has a convincing lead, especially in the giant slalom. While the women's ranking also ensures tension, Brignone and Gut-Behrami could deliver a heated fight for the large crystal ball, as there are still 14 races in various disciplines. In the slalom rating, however, Mikaela Shiffrin, who after her injury only ranks 17th in the overall World Cup, has to fight her place. The hunt for the crystal ball remains exciting until the last race, as the comprehensive report by Eurosport.de shows.