No slope driving on Semmering

The slope descent planned for Thursday had to be canceled without replacement; the organizers had to protect the piste in view of the giant slalom on Friday. Plus temperatures and high humidity take a toll on the approximately ten centimeter thin layer of snow.

This means that the women's giant slalom World Cup remains plagued by bad weather: at the start in Sölden, a shortened route had to be run due to gusty winds, and in Courchevel a week ago there was blowing snow. Only in the second race in Killington were the conditions very good.

Karoline Pichler is the only South Tyrolean The “Azzurre” have eight runners at the start in the giant slalom: Federica Brignone, Marta Bassino, Irene Curtoni, Francesca Marsaglia, Elena Curtoni, Lara Della Mea and Laura Pirovano, the only South Tyrolean is Karoline Pichler. For the woman from Petersberg it is the first World Cup race at Semmering.

In the slalom on Sunday there is no South Tyrolean at the start with Chiara Costazza, Irene Curtoni, Federica Brignone, Martina Peterlini and Lara Della Mea.

Karen Putzer was the only South Tyrolean to date to win the giant slalom in Lower Austria in 2002, Denise Karbon came third on the podium in 2002, Manuela Mölgg came second in 2008 and third in 2016. Nicole Gius came third in the slalom in 2002. Shiffrin on the hunt for records Mikaela Shiffrin wants to continue her current ski record hunt at Semmering. The young American is the favorite in both races and, shortly before the turn of the year on the “Zauberberg”, can surpass both Marlies Raich (Schild) in the slalom (35) and Alberto Tomba in overall victories (50). In addition, further records are emerging.

After her seven wins this season, the 501-year-old is 23 points ahead of Slovakian Petra Vlhova. There has never been anything like this in this phase of the World Cup and last winter the American really took off with series victories in January. So it would be no surprise if the ski “wonder girl” from Colorado, who had 889 points after just over one quarter of racing, would also obliterate the overall points record of 2013 points held by the Slovenian Tina Maze since 2.414 at the end of the season.

At that time, Maze also secured the largest women's lead to date at the turn of the year, 427 points behind Maria Höfl-Riesch. A brand that Shiffrin can easily grab at Semmering. Because in Austria the next “double whammy” after St. Moritz and Courchevel is emerging. Two years ago, three races took place at Semmering - Shiffrin won them all. A win at Semmering is enough for her to set a record there too (she doesn't have four wins at Zauberberg yet) and to surpass Marcel Hirscher in terms of victories in a calendar year. Both are currently at 4 in 2018. 14 would be an all-time record.

“It's not the records that drive me,” explained the World Cup leader, who celebrated Christmas with her French skier friend Mathieu Faivre, her mother Eileen and the team in South Tyrol and also trained there with Faivre ( SportNews effect berichtet ).

Almost nothing can compare to Shiffrin anymore. US compatriot Lindsey Vonn, for example, was 50 years old when she won her 27th victory. Atomic brand colleague Hirscher only had 14 of his current 63 World Cup victories and a big crystal ball to his name in the same period. Shiffrin is on her way to her third.

The program of the Ski World Cup at Semmering:

Friday, December 27th, women's giant slalom 1st round 10.30 a.m 2st round 13.30 a.m

Saturday, December 28th, Slalom Women 1st round 10.30 a.m 2st round 13.30 a.m

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No slope driving on Semmering

24 hours before the Ski World Cup weekend in Semmering (AUT), the organizers on site are struggling with the weather and snow conditions. And the ski world is waiting for Mikaela Shiffrin's next record.

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