Ski Alpin: Vlhova wins Olympic dress rehearsal – Shiffrin eliminated

Petra Vlhova defeated Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin and won the last slalom before the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. In her fourth World Cup victory in Lenzerheide/Switzerland, the Slovakian benefited from the elimination of the superior leader Shiffrin (USA) only four goals ahead of her goal.

For Shiffrin it was the third “zero lap” in the last four races of the World Cup. Second in Lenzerheide was the Swedish Frida Hansdotter (+0.10 seconds behind) ahead of combination world champion Wendy Holdener (Switzerland/+0.52).

The German drivers missed the final rehearsal for the Olympic race on 14. February in Yongpyong the Top 10. Best was Marina Wallner (Inzell) in eleventh place, Lena Dürr (Germering) in 22nd place. Christina Geiger (Oberstdorf) retired in the first run, which annoys me brutally “, Dürr said about her result on ARD.

A surprising comeback only four months after her cruciate ligament operation was given by five-time World Cup winner Veronika Velez-Zuzulova. The Slovakian finished twelfth.

On Tuesday there will be a city event for the women in Stockholm, on the following weekend there will be two downhill runs in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The first Olympic race is on 12. February (Monday) of the giant slalom in which Viktoria Rebensburg from Kreuth am Tegernsee is a hot contender for the gold medal.