Ski World Cup in Saalbach: Who gets gold in the descent of women?

On February 8, 2025, the eagerly awaited event of the World Ski Championship will take place in Saalbach: the departure of the women. This event is the highlight for the speed specialists and presents an exciting competition, especially for the Austrian team, led by the top favorite Mirjam Puchner, who achieved the fastest time in the last training session and thus strengthened self-confidence, such as laola1.at reported . After the impressive victory in Stephanie Venier's Super-G, the Austrian team hopes for another gold medal. The other Austrian athletes, Cornelia Hütter, Ariane Rädler and Christina Ager, also showed respectable performance, but Venier remained behind their expectations due to difficulties in the last training.

competition with high expectations

The Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, who last year celebrated success at World Championships last year, is also under pressure to continue to build on her best performance after her last medal was three years ago. Even if she is known for her preference for the slopes in Saalbach, the last results and the training services are under discussion. With a look back at her results in previous competitions, you face a constant search for the usual success, such as BluEwin.ch reported . After her last departure, which only ended with 17th place, Gut-Behrami is forced to demonstrate her skills in this decisive competition again.

The athletes not only have to assert themselves against the pressure situation, but also manage the demanding slopes that are provided with artificial waves. The Swiss team is well positioned to hope for a strong result. Malorie Blanc and Priska Ming-Nufer who have qualified bring a fresh air into the group. In particular, Ming-Grufer, who constantly convinced in the last training sessions, could cause surprises. On Saturday it will be shown who can secure the title of Jasmine Flury's successor, who fails due to injury.