The slopes in Lenzerheide have been shrouded in fog in recent days, and conditions have not been good.
Denis Balibouse, Reuters
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The Czech representative Ester Ledecká, who ranks fifth in the standings, should also take part in the event. Skiers are to start in Switzerland at 9:30. Clouds roll over the center, it is far to the ideal, only in some places the sun shines, but the situation still looks a little better than yesterday.
Ledecká has a starting number of thirteen. Home star Gut-Behrami will run seventh, Vlhová seventeenth.
It is decided. Ledecká does not run. Vlhová approached the historical triumph
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There was no driving yesterday, yet emotions were burning. The Swiss is slowly losing her chance at the globe on her soil, and there have been voices from her team that the rules of the International Ski Federation (FIS) should change.
According to the Swiss vision, the downhill, where she could have the upper hand over Vlhová and be wiped out, could be moved to Friday, when the planned team race could be canceled. But existing rules do not allow this.
Vlhová now has a 96-point lead over Gut-Behrami in the overall qualification. She had a great form in January and February, when she even replaced Slovakia at the top of the rankings. Nevertheless, the Slovak ski icon, after a parade on the home slope in Jasná and then partly in Aare, came to a promising lead.
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The cancellation of Wednesday’s downhill put her in the cards, Gut-Behrami doesn’t start in the slalom, so she can only get a total of 200 points if she triumphs in the super G and the giant slalom. If this scenario were fulfilled, Vlhová would need to get 105 points from three races, which would guarantee her historical success in the form of a large crystal globe.
Another fluctuation in the weather can bring her closer to him again, which would probably upset the Swiss even more.
The rules during the World Cup finals, unlike the World Cup or the Olympic Games, do not allow the program to be changed. According to many, the congress was supposed to take place on an alternative date on Friday instead of a team competition, which does not have such a great sporting prestige. There is a giant slalom and a special slalom on the weekend.
“In my opinion, the FIS must change the rules so that the team race can be deleted at the World Cup finals and an individual race could take its place on this day off,” said Walter Reusser, the head of Swiss skiers.
However, the director of the FIS women’s races, Peter Gerdol, reacted irritably to a similar proposal, according to the Blick daily. “The rules are very clear. They serve to prevent speculation and discussion about which races should be moved. These rules have been in place for years and there is nothing to discuss,” he said.
The men have today’s race on the program from 11:00. The Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr, who leads the home team Marc Odermatt by 83 points, is closest to winning the trophy.
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