The Swiss Jasmine Flury – 30 years old and a surprise world gold medalist last year in Meribel without having ever won before in this discipline – achieved her first success in free and second in her career after one in super-G, winning the downhill in 1.43.47 cdm of Val d’Isere. Her compatriot Joana Haehlen was second – with a Swiss double – in 1.43.69 and Austrian Cornelia Huetter was third in 1.43.71. No podiums like this for Italy with Sofia Goggia – weakened by a flu and after an error – in fourth place in 1.43.91 after past successes in Val d’Isere.
For Goggia – the American Mikaela Shiffrin was absent and preferred to rest after the victory a week ago in St.
Moritz – there is still the conquest of the red bib for the downhill leader with 130 points ahead of Flury with 113.
Then in the ranking is Federica Brignone – penalized on the long stretches of fast sliding – 8th in 1.44.41. Further back the other Italians – also too late in the sliding sections – with the best Laura Pirovano 17/a in 1.44.99, Marta Bassino in 1.45.01, Nicol Delago in 1.45.04, Nadia Delago in 1.45.33 Yes it was competed in perfect weather on the classic Orellier-Killy track with a sometimes icy surface, with its long initial streamlined part and then the large and demanding curves with a compression and some nice jumps before the final fast section. There was also a long interruption due to the bad fall in the finish area, after a gleaning with strong twisting of a knee and piercing screams of pain, by Canadian Stefanie Fleckenstein. Tomorrow the superrG takes place, another good opportunity for the Italians.
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2023-12-16 11:30:34
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