The secret winner of Levi

Lena Dürr could no longer hold back her tears of joy. Surrounded by her teammates, the German ski racer let her emotions run wild after what was probably her greatest career success. “So cool, we were all crying together,” said the Munich woman on ARD after her surprising third place at the Slalom World Cup in Levi on Saturday. It was time to finally make it into the top three.

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The athlete from SV Germering was also congratulated by overall World Cup winner Petra Vlhova, who won the Lapland slalom for the third time in a row. The two-time Olympic champion and Sölden winner Mikaela Shiffrin came second. “They also saw that I always had good rides, but it was never enough,” said a beaming Dürr. Dürr can now plan for the Olympics After her best result in a slalom race, the 30-year-old technology specialist can also plan for the Olympics. A top 8 or two top 15 places are needed over the course of the season to break the national standard for the Beijing Winter Games.

Lena Dürr showed a strong performance. © ANSA / KIMMO BRANDT

Dürr has been involved in the alpine circus for over ten years. Winning the 2013 parallel slalom in Moscow was her greatest success to date. “But it’s a different feeling in a real slalom,” reported the German, who was able to top her good seventh place from the previous week in Lech.

“That was a great skiing performance,” said women’s national coach Jürgen Graller, praising his athlete. It became clear during training that a lot was possible. “Extremely good, this is the first podium for us in the slalom in eight years,” said Graller. An 18-year-old is causing a sensation In addition to Dürr, Emma Aicher, who was just 18 years old, was particularly impressive from the five-strong German ski squad with a good 14th place. “Hats off to you, you rode very coolly and coolly for the second World Cup race,” analyzed Graller.

Last winter, Aicher was surprisingly nominated for the parallel team competition at the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo and won bronze with the German team. “It’s pretty cool. “I wasn’t prepared for that at all,” said Aicher, a little surprised at her fantastic comeback. The youngster started the competition with start number 60.

This Sunday (10.30:13.30 a.m./XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.) another women's slalom is on the program in Lapland.

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The secret winner of Levi

Victory in the first slalom of the season in Levi went to Petra Vlhova, followed immediately behind by Mikaela Shiffrin. So far, so ordinary. There was a big surprise in third place.

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