Headlights on: night slalom in Flachau

The racing slope was cleared of fresh snow on Monday evening and could be treated with water and beams, but the athletes' slope descent had to be canceled. “The fresh snow was primarily good for tourists. But of course not for a World Cup slope,” said race director Martin Traninger.

From the afternoon of race day, most weather models predict not only more snowfall but also wind with gusts of up to 80 km/h. Nevertheless, FIS race director Markus Mayr was confident. This could be mitigated somewhat because most of the Hermann Maier World Cup route is in the forest.

In the fight for the day's victory, Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) wants to keep her challenger Petra Vlhova from Slovakia at bay again and celebrate her sixth success in the sixth goal run of the season. It is unclear how much the heavy snowfall and wind will affect the course of the race.

The slalom classic is opened by Katharina Liensberger (AUT), Petra Vlhova (SVK) and Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) with numbers 2 and 4. Irene Curtoni is the first “Azzurra” to start the race with start number 10, Chiara Costazza follows with 15 The recently strong Lara Della Mea has the number 43, her teammate Michela Azzola is celebrating her season debut in the World Cup with the 49, and the Zagreb debutants Marta Rossetti and Anita Gulli are going into their second World Cup race with the numbers 58 and 62.

Last year Mikaela Shiffrin won ahead of Bernadette Schild (AUT) and Frida Hansdotter (SWE).

The first run begins at 18 p.m., the decision will be made in the second round from 20.45:XNUMX p.m SportNews -Live ticker so you don't miss anything.

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Headlights on: night slalom in Flachau

The omens are unfavorable for a World Cup race: More than a meter of fresh snow has recently fallen in Flachau, and there is a risk of strong winds for the race on Tuesday evening.

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