Alpine World Cup: Swiss Gut won the giant slalom in Aspen – Onet.pl

Second place went to last year’s winner of Austrian Eva-Maria Brem with a loss of 0.1 seconds, and the third an Italian Federica Brignone – loss of 0.34 sec, which won in October in giant slalom in Soelden Austria, where he inaugurated the World Cup season, and leads in the overall cycle.

On Friday He led after the first run Shiffrin, which last season reached for the third consecutive small crystal globe in this competition. 20-year-old American in the finals rode well in the middle of the route ahead of the most dangerous rivals for more than half a second. But just before the finish erred dropped from the route and pass not completed.

Shiffrin dreamed of winning Aspen, because so far in his career has never enjoyed the Cup victory at home. All previous triumphs, and has credits on 15, recorded on routes within Europe.

Gut after the first driveway was third with a loss of 0.96 s to Shiffrin. In the second he received a second time and thus took the lead. Fastest went Brem, eighth after the first round. Austria was faster than a Gut by 0.31 moved up six places to second place.

Brignone , wiceliderka after the first run in the second was slower, he lost 1.5 s to Brem and fell to third place. Despite this, he maintained first place in the overall World Cup and competition.

In Aspen there were, among others, Austrian Anna Fenninger, which in October suffered a severe knee injury and Tina Maze. Slovene, the Sochi Olympic champion in this competition, took a break and do not know if even return to the slopes.

For the first time in the season started while American Lindsey Vonn, but did not finish the first run. Polish women not taking off.

The results of the giant slalom in Aspen:

1. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 2.02,51 (1.00,00 / 1.02,51)

2. Eva-Maria Brem (Austria) 2.02,61 (1.00,41 / 1.02,20)

3 . Federica Brignone (Italy) 2.02,85 (59.15 / 1.03,70)

4. Manuela Mölgg (Italy) 2.03,45 (1.00,42 / 1.03,03)

5. Tessa Worley (France) 2.03,49 (1.00,04 / 1.03,45)

6. Nina Loeseth (Norway) 2.03,89 (1.01,05 / 1.02,84)

Classification of the World Cup (after 2 of 41 professions):

1. Federica Brignone (Italy) 160 pts

2. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 150

3. Eva-Maria Brem (Austria) 112

4. Tessa Worley (France) 90

5. Tina Weirather (Liechtenstein) 84

6. Mikaela Shiffrin (US) 80

Classification giant slalom (after 2 of 9 competitions):

1. Federica Brignone (Italy) 160 pts

2. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 150

3. Eva-Maria Brem (Austria) 112