Shiffrin braves the blowing snow in Flachau

The good news came before the race: the slope was in perfect condition. Although there was a lot of fresh snow in the Salzburger Land, the piste workers in Flachau had done a great job and prepared the Hermann Maier piste excellently.

In heavy snow flurries, the night race was opened by the Austrian local hero Katharina Liensberger. The Vorarlberg woman had a good run, but had to give up the lead straight to Petra Vlhova. The Slovakian was the only runner in the last few weeks who could reasonably stand up to Mikaela Shiffrin.

Shiffrin in the lead – Curtoni hit Despite a strong final section, Vlhova didn't get the first round in Flachau optimally. Not only Shiffrin was faster, but also the Swede Anna Swenn Larsson. Shiffrin had already won the slalom in Flachau last year and was once again the benchmark in the first run today. The American leads Swenn Larsson by 27 hundredths of a second. After the first run in 2nd place: Anna Swenn Larsson from Sweden. © APA/afp / JOE KLAMAR

The Italian Irene Curtoni had to miss out on a start at short notice. The 33-year-old, who was last in the top 10 in Zagreb, is suffering from severe back pain. Chiara Costazza, the second “Azzurra” among the top 15 runners on the star list, was already a long way behind at the first split time and gained over two seconds by the time she reached the finish line. Young talent Lara Della Mea did not make it to the finish. By the way: The second best Italian in Flachau, Marta Rossetti, was 6,67 seconds behind in the end - unbelievable. Slalom in Flachau: 1st round Pos Name Country Time 1. Mikaela Shiffrin USA 56,14 seconds 2. Anna Swenn Larsson SWE +0,27 seconds 3. Peter Vlhova SVK +0,31 4. Katharina Liensberger TUE +0,54 5. Frida Hansdotter SWE +0,64 6. Wendy Holdener SUI +1,02 7. Bernadette Schild TUE +1,20 8. Michelle Gisin SUI +1,47 9. Christina Geiger GER +1,66 10 Clare Costazza ITA +2,19 49 Marta Rossetti ITA +6,67 52 Michela Azzola ITA +7,54 54 Anita Gulli ITA +8,37 Oct Lara Della Mea ITA

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Shiffrin braves the blowing snow in Flachau

Everything is the same in Flachau: Even the heavy snowfall in Austria can't slow Mikaela Shiffrin down. The American is in the lead in the night slalom after the first run.

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