Two ÖSV women in the top 10 after catching up in Kranjska Gora

Zrinka Ljutic and Wendy Holdener drove in today Slalom von Kranjska Gora in a league of its own. The Croatian and the Swiss were in the lead after the first round. In the end, Ljutic won by 0.16 seconds over Holdener. The Swede came third Anna Swenn Larsson.

The Croatian was not only happy about her second slalom victory in a row, but also about her overall World Cup lead. She is the first Croatian since Janica Kostelic 2006, which leads the overall World Cup.

The Carinthian woman Catherine Troupe was happy to finally be back in the top field after the first run, also put in a good second run and ended up eighth.

“I tried it. Not everything worked out yet,” but she was happy about her first top 10 place. “A little button popped up,” said Troupe at the end. “If things continue like this, things are looking pretty good until the World Cup.”

Catching up from Katharina Liensberger

However, the Vorarlberg woman made a mistake Katharina Liensberger their first run. But in the second attempt she achieved a top performance with the third-best running time. This meant she gained 11 places and ended up in a reasonable 9th place.

It is the fifth top 10 place in the fifth race for Liensberger, who was satisfied in the end even though she fell short of her own expectations in the giant slalom on Saturday.

Also Katharina Huber In the end, he improved from 17th to 11th place. Head coach Roland Assinger spoke in an ORF interview about “damage limitation” in the second run. Troupe probably drove too cautiously to secure a place in the top ten.

Franziska Gritsch After the first run I was lucky to still be in the rankings in 29th place. She jumped up 10 places (19th).

The ÖSV youngsters Lisa Hörhager and Natalie Falch didn’t make it into the top 30 and therefore didn’t have a starting place in the second race.

Two home events for the ÖSV runners

The Alpine skiers continue with a speed weekend in St. Anton am Arlberg on January 11th and 12th, followed by the night slalom in Flachau on Tuesday, January 14th, where the Austrians want to show themselves more consistently again.