Vlhova wins the dirtiest race of the season

In sports jargon there is often talk of a “battle”, a word that is used almost in an inflationary way. On Tuesday, however, this term fit like a glove in Zagreb. High, even spring-like temperatures meant that the slope on Bärenberg, which was prepared with a lot of salt, gave way from runner to runner, which is why every ride was a struggle. Thanks to the strong wind, the route was lined with leaves from the surrounding forest - not a very pretty sight. And then, in the middle of the second round, the archway at the finish had to be dismantled due to the strong gusts. In short: it was the dirtiest race of the season so far.

But there are always the same number of points. And it was Petra Vlhova who grabbed this on Tuesday: The Slovakian led the field after the first run and showed no sign of weakness in the decision - despite the most adverse conditions. In the end, she bagged her fourth slalom victory in the fifth race with a lead of 50 hundredths of a second over Mikaela Shiffrin. Vlhova thus spoiled her long-term rival's dream comeback: As is well known, Shiffrin had spent the last few days in Corona isolation their participation in the Zagreb Slalom only yesterday, Monday announced. Nothing to gain for the Azzurre Meanwhile, the Austrian Katharina Liensberger made a Herculean effort: Although she made a major mistake in the upper part and was virtually eliminated, she still made it onto the podium - more than two seconds behind. That alone underlines how strong Vlhova and Shiffrin are right now.

Italy's female skiers can only dream of this: the slalom problem was also fully evident on Tuesday. Lara Della Mea, who was the only one to qualify for the decision, was eliminated. The South Tyrolean Vera Tschurtschenthaler was able to a positive corona test not take part in the races in Croatia. Now it's the men's turn Another slalom will take place in Zagreb on Wednesday, but then the men's one: the first round begins at 15.30:18.40 p.m., the decision will be made from XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. As always, the race can take place SportNews -Live ticker can be followed.

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Vlhova wins the dirtiest race of the season

The women's slalom in Zagreb on Tuesday was not a feast for the eyes. But that won't matter to Petra Vlhova, because she won the next victory in the duel of the giants with Mikaela Shiffrin.

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