Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States was still offered the victory of the grand slalom cup to continue the overall cup, but he was the slowest in the whole group in the second round.
The closing day of the Alpine Skiing World Cup was expected to be extremely exciting, but the decisions of the women’s grand slalom cup became even more dramatic than expected.
Sweden took part in the final race Sara Hectorin five points ahead of France Tessa Worley. If Hector were to grab a cup win, it would be the first six years of alpine skiing for the Swedes. The last time a small crystal ball had been grabbed Frida Hansdotter sledding in 2016.
Tessa Worley was eighth. Third in the grand slalom cup To Mikaela Shiffrin was surprisingly offered a cup win as Shiffrin dropped a noticeable difference in lead time.
In the second round, Hector and Worley shares did not initially appear to be improving. Hector was finally 14th in the race.
Worley went to the top again, but the bet was not the sharpest possible. Before the fall of Shiffrin in the second round, the Frenchman had already dropped to fourth.
– The victory was betrayed to Worley in such circumstances, but he was too sure, Sports expert Kalle Palander would speak in the broadcast.
The situation at the end of the race meant that Worley would be left behind by the American star in the grand slalom cup if Shiffrin won.
If Shiffrin came in second, Worley would take a small crystal ball.
However, Shiffrin, who previously secured the overall cup victory, did not reach the first round draw in the second round. Shiffrin did not finish until seventh.
In the opening round, Shiffrin was second to Italy Federica Brignonea 0.82 seconds ahead but only 0.67 seconds behind Brignone in the finish. The Italians were able to celebrate the double victory of the last grand slalom competition of the season with Brignone and Marta Bassinon under.
Shifrin was as fast as 1.82 seconds behind the fastest Worley in the second round. The superstar of the species was the slowest in the second round.
– Absolutely incomprehensible. Not real, Palander wondered.
Palander would not have believed that this could happen to a hard and experienced skier like Shiffrin.
– There was an oblique turn, the seventh or eighth gate. There was a slight slip in it. He then reassured too much, Palander described.
Worley won the big slalom cup for the first time in his career in the spring of 2017. Now he took the small crystal ball for the second time five years later at the age of 32.