Manuela Mölgg wants to reach “Olympic temperature” in the slalom

But: The last top result in the slalom was a long time ago, six years ago Mölgg came fourth in Zagreb. This season, the 34-year-old has only registered three times (21st/22nd/23rd). At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Mölgg came 19th in the slalom, and in 2010 in Vancouver she narrowly missed the top 10 in eleventh place.

In South Korea her expectations are modest; with the slalom she wants to get to “Olympic temperature” with a view to the giant slalom on Thursday. The slalom is the “problem child” of the “Azzurre”, which is why there are only three athletes at the start: alongside Manuela Mölgg, her experienced teammates Chiara Costazza and Irene Curtoni are in the Italian Olympic squad. Costazza was eighth in 2006 and was eliminated in Vancouver and Sochi. Curious detail on the side: Irene Curtoni makes her Olympic debut at the “tender” age of just under 33.

The favorites for slalom gold are quickly named: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Wendy Holdener (SUI), Petra Vlhova (SVK) and Frida Hansdotter (SWE).

The women's slalom in YongPyong starts on Wednesday at 2.15 a.m. CET, with the second round following at 5.45 a.m.

The starting numbers: 1 Petra Vlhova (SVK) 2 Anna Swenn Larsson (SWE) 3 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 4 Bernadette Schild (AUT) 5 Wendy Holdener (SUI) 6 Nina Haver-Löseth (NOR) 7 Frida Hansdotter (SWE) 8 Denise Feierabend (SUI) 9 Veronika Velez Zuzulova (SVK) 10 Lena Dürr (GER)

14 Chiara Costazza (ITA) 15 Irene Curtoni (ITA) 28 Manuela Mölgg (ITA/St. Vigil)

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Manuela Mölgg wants to reach “Olympic temperature” in the slalom

The slalom was once Manuela Mölgg's flagship discipline; the Enneberg native has achieved 17 top-10 placements in her career.

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