“I had to push”: Voices after the Levi weekend

With her second victory in the second race, Slovakian Petra Vlhova made a big statement in Levi (click here for the race report) . For Vlhova, Sunday's victory was the 16th World Cup victory of her career. The defending champions in the Slalom World Cup had put themselves under pressure after their first success on Saturday. “It is not so easy to confirm a victory. Today everyone was close together, so I had to push. I leave Levi with great confidence. I feel like I have a lot of strength this year, but winning is never easy.” Curtoni satisfied Irene Curtoni ended up in 8th place as the best Azzurra. “I have taken another step forward,” the 35-year-old Lombard is quoted as saying on the website of the Italian winter sports association FISI. Curtoni was already the best Italian woman in the race on Saturday and finished the race in 11th place. “Of course the goal is not to finish in 11th or 8th place, but I can be happy for the first World Cup weekend,” said Curtoni. Among other things, she is satisfied because she did not allow herself to be deterred by mistakes. This is a good start to get back on the podium step by step. Shiffrin's return Mikaela Shiffrin returned to Levi after a 300-day break. On Saturday the American took second place, on Sunday she had to settle for fifth place. For Shiffrin, after the death of her father and the emotionally difficult year, the most important thing was to race again and find out whether she still wanted to. “I felt so much happiness while skiing. I enjoy this second place more than ever before. Of course I can go faster, but I had fun,” Shiffrin made it clear on Saturday that she will be a force to be reckoned with again. Since she is still missing training days, she will probably skip the parallel race in Lech/Zürs.

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“I had to push”: Voices after the Levi weekend

Two Slalom World Cup races were on the program in Levi on Saturday and Sunday. What dominator Petra Vlhova, the best Azzurra Irene Curtoni and returnee Mikaela Shiffrin say after the World Cup weekend.

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