The women's giant slalom at the 2021 World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo is like a thriller.
With the punchline of a Swiss woman - and a conciliatory ending for the only DSV starter.
Ski World Cup 2021 in Cortina d'Ampezzo: Lara Gut-Behrami (Switzerland) wins the women's giant slalom.
DSV athlete Andrea Filser moved forward significantly in the second round.
It's the men's turn on Friday - Stefan Luitz and Alexander Schmid are starting for Germany.
We accompany the giant slalom here in the live ticker.
+++ UPDATE LIVE TICKER +++
Update from February 19, 8:05 a.m.: It starts
in two hours!
Inspired by the bronze medal in the team competition, ski racer Stefan Luitz is going full of self-confidence in the men's giant slalom this Friday (10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. / ZDF and Eurosport).
"I was able to improve from run to run and get in better and better," said the 28-year-old about last Wednesday when he raced to third place with the German team in the parallel event.
"That's why I can now start with a lot of self-confidence."
For Luitz, the appearances in the title fights in Cortina d'Ampezzo are the first after a break of several weeks due to a muscle tendon injury in his left thigh.
“The first diagnosis was pretty crisp, so we swallowed a bit.
But after a few days it felt very, very good and I was confident that it would work out, ”he said, looking back on his way to the World Cup.
In addition to Luitz, Alexander Schmid also competes in the giant slalom in the Dolomites for the German Ski Association.
The two are not among the favorites for the medals.
Update from February 19, 5:27 a.m.:
After the drama in the women's giant slalom, it's the men's turn today.
We'll be in the live ticker from 10 a.m.
Ski World Cup 2021: Women's giant slalom - final result in Cortina d'Ampezzo
1. Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) |
2: 30.66 |
2. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) |
+ 0.02 |
3. Katharina Liensberger (AUT) |
+ 0.09 |
... |
... |
20. Andrea Filser (GER) |
+4.43 |
2:25 p.m .: TWO hundredths! Madness! The American Mikaela Shiffrin remains minimally behind Lara Gut-Behrami, who surprisingly wins gold for Switzerland. What an exciting race, a real thriller at the end!
2:23 p.m.:
Brutal!
Nina O'Brien, the American outsider, attacks as if it were the course of her life.
It leads and leads and a few goals before the goal it leverages.
Only ninth place.
Lost a medal in the last few meters.
But respect for this courageous appearance.
All or nothing - that's sport!
2:21 p.m.:
Lara Gut-Behrami
adds up
!
My dear!
The Swiss woman has a podium place for sure.
Also powerful.
At the finish she has to sit down, that's how exhausted the federal government is.
Brutally!
2:19 p.m.:
LIENSBERGER!
The Austrian swings in first place.
What a ride.
She is almost lying in the snow.
But with a power she comes up again.
This is now world class!
2:17 p.m.:
Gisin disappointed!
And the Swiss woman is disappointed!
In the meantime, the outside ski has said goodbye.
Only seventh place for the top athlete.
Now the Austrian Liensberger.
It's about the medals.
Ski World Cup 2021 in the live ticker: Giant slalom - New Zealander Robinson takes the lead
Update, 2:15 p.m.:
Wow!
The New Zealander Robinson plows down the slope like a wisp.
With a lead of 54 hundredths, it moves up to first place.
What a run!
An announcement of the top 5 of the first round.
Update, 2:12 p.m.:
Yikes!
Gasienica-Daniel is very strong.
She is now leading, but then there is a blunder on the slope - and she “only” comes in second.
Update, 2:07 p.m
.: The French Tessa Worley, a star in the industry.
But today we have to attack from ninth place.
And that's what the seasoned racer does.
But: Siebenhofer cannot outdo it.
It was foreseeable during the run of the Austrian that she would literally catapult herself forward.
Update, 2 p.m.:
The Austrian Siebenhofer is ahead after a strong run.
She swung around the gates.
Can it slide all the way forward?
She has been in great shape for days.
Update, 1:58 p.m.:
The Italian Marta Bassino takes the lead with a 57 hundredth lead.
However, she is not satisfied.
At home she is far from medals.
Ski World Cup 2021 in the live ticker: Giant Slalom - DSV athlete Andrea Filser - "A significant increase"
Update, 1.55 p.m
.: The Slovenian Robnik runs smoothly in second place.
DSV athlete Filser is currently sixth.
“It was a significant increase.
It's a shame with the first run, but I can build on the second, ”says the Bavarian Swabian and is happy about the bronze medal with the team from the day before.
Update, 1:51 p.m
.: Oops!
The Austrian Stephanie Brunner (Tyrol) is out.
It has taken too much momentum - and passes the gate.
Update, 1:49 p.m.:
A Scottish
woman
drives down the slope, really a Scottish woman.
The British also have ski athletes - and a really good one.
Tilley missed the lead, but joins Filser in the ranking.
Update, 1:44 p.m.:
After a short break in the race, it continues.
And: DSV athlete Andrea Filser has already moved up two places. The French Sombet is now leading.
Update, 1.40 p.m.:
Uhhhhhhhh ... the Spaniard Nuria Pau gets a reserve and rushes into the safety net.
The helpers rush over after the fall and lift her up.
Luckily it didn't seem to happen to her again.
She can go down the slope on her own.
Update, 1:39 p.m
.: Magdalena Luczak from Poland passes the German with a hundredth.
Is that close!
And the sun shines on the mountains.
What an atmosphere here in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Update, 1:38 p.m.: Decent
run.
It looks more fluid than in the first run.
In the meantime she is already leading.
She is good at gates.
47 hundredths ahead.
This moves it to first place.
Good run!
She wants to be in the top 15.
Ski World Cup 2021 in the live ticker: Giant slalom - DSV athlete Andrea Filser presents
Update, 1:36 p.m.: There is Andrea Filser on the starting block, the ski racer from Bavarian Swabia. What result does the 27-year-old get for the DSV?
Update, 1.30 p.m.:
So: Andrea Filser was 26th after the first run.
So it is the German's turn in a moment.
An Italian woman starts - home game for Laura Pirovano.
The start of the second round!
Update from February 18, 1:25 p.m.:
After the first round, the German starter Andrea Filser (SV Wildsteig) was clearly beaten and did not make it into the top group.
Nevertheless, she is still hoping for a good result.
Nevertheless, she would like to “present a good time.
When it's springtime, you feel good with this dream setting, ”says the Bavarian Swabian on ZDF.
Well then, pack mas!
The second round from Italy will soon continue.
Ski World Cup 2021 in the live ticker: Giant slalom - Mikaela Shiffrin leads after the first round
Update from February 18, 11 a.m .:
At this point we end the live ticker for the giant slalom and report back with the second run at 1.30 p.m.
The top five around the leader Mikaela Shiffrin are all close together, the decision promises to be very exciting.
The only DSV runner, Andrea Filser, currently in 26th place with 3.08 seconds behind, has to tremble for qualification for the second round.
35 - Doriane Escane:
The French
woman
crosses the finish line more than four seconds behind
34 - Piera Hudson:
The New Zealander shows that she can keep up, but then she slips away.
That is bitter.
33 - AJ Hurt:
The American dropped out shortly after the start.
32 - Corinne Suter:
The Swiss woman is doing well in the race, but then she is briefly on the edge - a good two seconds behind.
31 - Neja Dvornik:
The Slovenian has many mistakes and crosses the finish line more than three seconds behind.
Ski World Cup: women's giant slalom in the live ticker - DSV ace Filser must tremble
30 - Andrea Filser: The only DSV driver in the giant slalom is very behind right at the start. But then you can have a clean ride. But the pace is simply missing - 23rd place, 3.08 seconds behind. Pity!
29 - Thea Louise Stjernesund:
The Norwegian slips too many times and then lacks the pace.
There are over four seconds at the finish.
Andrea Filser is coming soon.
28 - Alex Tilley:
The Scot drives very directly, but is a little late then.
In the lower part you run out of air a bit - 18th place, a little over two seconds behind.
27 - Paula Moltzahn:
The American is doing well, but then the mistake happens.
The outside ski breaks away and Moltzahn is eliminated.
26 - Kristin Lysdahl:
The Norwegian tries it with great sensitivity - 12th place and 1.23 seconds behind are the reward.
25 - Estelle Alphand:
The Swede stands briefly on the outside ski and also has a few sliding phases in it.
Then she makes a big mistake that costs a lot of time - 2.31 seconds behind.
24 - Tina Robnik:
The Slovenian shows a solid performance but is 1.84 seconds back.
23 - Coralie Frasse Sombet:
The French
woman
is often late and has to take wide corners.
17th place, 2.41 seconds behind.
22 - Valerie Grenier:
The next failure.
The Canadian slips away shortly after the start.
21 - Franziska Gritsch:
The Austrian also tilts and slips away.
20 - Ana Bucic:
The Slovenian crashes and is eliminated.
19 - Nina O'Brien:
The 22-year-old Californian rides an extremely low position and is extremely fast.
Madness!
At the finish it is only two hundredths behind her compatriot Shiffrin.
18 - Maryna Gasienica-Daniel:
The Pole manages a sparkling clean run and lands sensationally in sixth place, just 0.57 seconds behind.
17 - Ragnhild Mowinckel:
The Norwegian chooses a good line and is fully on the attack - sixth place, just 0.75 seconds behind.
A lot is still possible in the second round.
16 - Elena Curtoni:
The Italian is twisting and has to invest a lot in the corners, which of course takes time.
That looks very uneven, in the end it's more than four seconds behind.
15 - Stephanie Brunner:
The Austrian does not hit the exits optimally and has to drive a long way.
The result: Even before the flat final section, the gap is large, at the finish it is almost two seconds.
14 - Wendy Holdener:
The Swiss woman absolutely wants a World Cup medal, today it should finally work.
Holdener drives very sensitively, but the gap is 1.25 seconds.
13 - Alice Robinson:
The New Zealander goes into the lower section by a narrow margin and is only half a second behind at the finish.
Very strong from Robinson!
12 - Ramona Siebenhofer:
The Austrian drives very sensitively and chooses a clever line.
Despite the high speed she loses her lead in the lower part - 1.31 seconds behind.
11 - Meta Hrovat:
The Slovenian is in the lead after the first split, but in the end it is a little more than a second behind.
The leading Shiffrin drove sensationally in the lower part.
10 - Katharina Liensberger:
The Austrian, who was decorated with gold in the parallel slalom, is getting off to a strong start.
Then she makes a small mistake, but Liensberger is quick.
In the lower part, however, it still loses time and takes third place.
9 - Mina Fuerst Holtmann:
The Norwegian
competes
in giant slalom for the first time in her career and at the finish she is almost three seconds behind.
8 - Sara Hector:
The Swede has too little pace and almost gets stuck on a goal.
The receipts are over two seconds behind.
Ski World Cup: Women's giant slalom in the live ticker - Shiffrin makes the first announcement
7 - Mikaela Shiffrin:
The American won gold in the giant slalom at the 2018 Olympics.
Shiffrin had to make a slight correction, but that looks very smooth.
And below she is catching up a lot and is just about in the lead!
6 - Tessa Worley:
The French woman has already won the giant slalom twice at a World Cup.
Worley is doing well, but then loses a lot of time in the lower part - 0.84 seconds behind.
5 - Lara Gut-Behrami:
The Swiss
woman
has already won two medals in the downhill and super-G.
Despite many slipping phases, Gut-Behrami is in the lead - 0.26 seconds ahead.
4 - Federica Brignone:
The Italian starts very aggressively and is really good in the race, but then she misses the transition in the lower part and misses the next goal.
Not a good start for the Italians.
3 - Petra Vlhova:
The defending champion shows a good run, but also has a lot of
slipping phases
in it.
0.83 seconds behind Gisin.
2 - Marta Bassino:
The Italian won four of the six giant slaloms this season and is one of the favorites.
But Bassino missed a transition and lost a lot of time - 1.20 seconds behind.
It's a little surprise.
1 - Michelle Gisin:
The slope is very icy, the passage is long.
Perseverance is the order of the day.
The Swiss woman puts down the first time.
Update from February 18, 9:58 a.m.:
The first round of the women's giant slalom is
about to
start.
Andrea Filser starts the race as 30th.
Update from February 18, 9:15 a.m.:
The women's giant slalom starts in just under an hour.
The DSV is only represented by Andrea Filser, who is aiming for the top 15 and thus a personal career best in a single start.
Her bronze medal, which she won with the German team in the parallel race on Wednesday, should inspire the 27-year-old.
The big favorites, however, are US superstar Mikaela Shiffrin, defending champion Petra Vlhova from Slovakia and the Italian giant slalom specialist Marta Bassino.
News from February 17th:
Cortina d'Ampezzo - Precious metal again!
At the team event on Wednesday Stefan Luitz, Alexander Schmid, Emma Aicher and Andrea Filser were happy about bronze.
It is already the fourth medal for the German team - expectations have long been exceeded.
Now come the technical disciplines, the women's giant slalom kicks off on Thursday.
German fans are spoiled in this discipline - Viktoria Rebensburg has often been one of the best in recent years.
But the Bavarian has ended her career.
Andrea Filser is the only DSV starter at the World Championships on Thursday.
Her best World Cup result is 22nd place.
“I'm looking towards the top 15,” announced the 27-year-old.
Ski World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo: Andrea Filser wants to be in the top 15
"I've had a few tough years behind me and I'm glad that I have such a good environment at home that has always supported me," said the 27-year-old.
The favorites for the fourth from last competition in the Dolomites (10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. / ZDF and Eurosport) include US superstar Mikaela Shiffrin, defending champion Petra Vlhova from Slovakia and Italian giant slalom specialist and World Cup leader Marta Bassino.
(epp with dpa)