Drama at the World Cup giant slalom: Dürr fights for medal!

Drama at the World Cup giant slalom: Dürr fights for medal!

In the World Cup giant slalom in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, the Italian ski runner Federica Brignone causes a stir: With an outstanding performance, she clearly set herself from the competition in the first round. She reached the finish line of 0.67 seconds to New Zealander Alice Robinson and strengthened her place at the top, while Paula Moltzan from the USA follows in third place with 1.24 seconds, such as Sportschau.de Reported.

The German runner Lena Dürr, who was originally considered a slalom specialist, surprised everyone with a courageous run and positioned himself with the seventh place in an excellent starting point for the medal decision. After the first round she expressed relieved: "I was really looking forward to the race". In contrast to her disappointing appearance at the team combination on Tuesday, she was able to present her fast giant slalom swing carefree. The lower media hype allowed her without driving expectations.

not all of them come to the finish line

The competition also recorded failures. The Liechtensteiner Charlotte Lingg and Argentinian Francesca Baruzzi Ferriol left out in the second round and could not implement their ideas. Lingg made it into the top 30 despite a deficit of 4.97 seconds, while Ferriol, which failed the same place, at which Lingg failed, mastled in the lower area of the course, so krone.at .

The competition remains exciting because the athletes get ready for the final decision. Brignone is considered a favorite, but Dürr could be able to land a surprise with her strong run and to fight for a medal. The expectations are high and the world of alpine skiing looks at this gripping duel.