In a fight for the women’s GS globe, left it all on the hill today. Sara Hector (SWE), Tessa Worley (FRA), Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) and Petra Vlhova (SVK) were all fighting for the chance to claim the women’s GS globe.
Putting down an exceptional first run time of 1:06.32, Shiffrin was leading the pack by 0.82 seconds. Sitting in 2nd was Federica Brignone (ITA), followed by Ragnhild Mowinckel (NOR) in 3rd. Local hero, Tessa Worley was sitting in 8th with a 1.60-second deficit.
Not being able to find the speed she had in the first run, Shiffrin finished 7th and lost her chance in claiming the GS globe for the second time. Unfortunately for Hector, she didn’t manage to perform to the best of her abilities and finished in 14th also conceding her chance to win the globe.
Brignone taking advantage of the opportunity given to her, won the last GS race of the season to also claim her first GS victory of the season. Marta Bassino (ITA) reminded the World Cup tour that she is still a force to compete with and placed 2nd, 0.31 seconds behind the leader. The slalom globe winner Vlhova, finished in 3rd to claim her 5th GS podium of the season.
With Shiffrin finishing 7th, Hector 14th, and Vlhova 3rd, Worley’s 4th place finish secured her enough points to claim the women’s GS globe. The stars couldn’t have been aligned more perfectly, lifting the GS globe for the second time in her career and in front of a home crowd.
